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About puppy-dog protection and women’s quota / Über Welpenschutz und Frauenquote
2011 starts with the same discussion as 2010 ended: the women’s quota. A few days ago the National Assembly of Paris approved a women’s quota for supervisory committees in French companies. Precise:...
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Ready, Steady – Stagnation?! / Auf die Plätze, fertig – Stillstand?!
A matter of common knowledge: more women earning better school and university degrees within a shorter time. It is also known that this superiority of women disappears by the time of entering into...
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Henkel DiversityAwareness Days in the US
From Music to Food – Events Explore the Many Aspects of Diversity For the second year, Henkel sites across North America held Diversity Awareness Days in the fall of 2010 that featured guest speakers,...
View ArticleIs it all just symbolic politics? / Alles symbolische Politik?
As compared to international standards German DAX companies only show a minor share of women in top positions. Thus, there were intensive public discussions if this low female quota could be judged as...
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Done Deal: Female quota in Austria / Beschlossenen Sache: Frauenquote in...
On 15th March 2011 the Austrian government agreed on a female quota for supervisory boards in companies which are close to the state. A 35 percent quota is to be achieved by 2018. Below some press...
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WELT conference “Women in Top Management”
Diversity and the promotion of women have top priority at Henkel, and this is being confirmed again yesterday, March 22: Kasper Rorsted, Henkel CEO, and Kathrin Menges, Corporate Senior Vice President...
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Powerwomen in Dialogue / Starke Frauen im Gespräch
The starting event of our internal women’s network at Henkel “Women in Leadership” (WiL) in 2011 was the high-light-event at the same time: the round-table discussion with Simone Bagel-Trah our...
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Third WoMen’s Networking Day at Henkel / Dritter WoMen’s Networking Day bei...
On April 5, 2011 Henkel’s female networking group “Women in Leadership” invited to their third WoMen’s Networking Day at Henkel’s headquarters in Düsseldorf. Special about this year’s event was that...
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Employees in times of demographic shifts (2) – Part-time workers /...
A recently published study of McKinsey Germany: Wettbewerbsfaktor Fachkräfte – Strategien für Deutschlands Unternehmen – reports that German companies will miss up to 5 million skilled employees....
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Henkel at women & work Exhibition-Congress in Bonn / Henkel bei der women &...
Tomorrow, May 14 the women & work, Germany’s biggest Exhibition-Congress for women takes place at World Congress Center in Bonn. The event is targeted at career oriented women and starts at 10 a.m....
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Changing Role of Men and Women
Several women in top management, female networking group “Women in Leadership”, WoMen’s Networking Day at Henkel’s headquarters in Düsseldorf… All of these are evidence that women have top priority at...
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What are we waiting for? / Worauf warten wir?
The article „The Moment of Women – What are we waiting for?” published on June 15, 2011 in the German journal “Brigitte”, describes how the conditions have changed in some executive boards of German...
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Offering determining Factors/ Die richtigen Rahmenbedingungen schaffen
In June Simone Bagel-Trah, Chairwoman of the Shareholders’ Committee & Supervisory Board of Henkel gave an Interview which was published on June 18, 2011 in the local daily newspaper of Düsseldorf...
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Henkel’s Diversity Days in Rocky Hill
End of June Diversity Days were held in several Henkel locations in the US. Here are some impressions from Rocky Hill: Tana Utley, Chief Technology Officer and Vice President at Caterpillar Inc., gave...
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The Principle of Arrogance / Das Arroganz-Prinzip
And who wants to be arrogant? At least, not me. That’s why I – consciously arrogant – turned away from Peter Modler’s book “The Principle of Arrogance” (“Das Arroganz-Prinzip”). This was a reading I –...
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The Equity in Business
The latest publication of Expansion, Top Mexican Business Magazine, referred to the 50 most powerful women in business in Mexico. The ranking included not only domestic companies like Pemex but also...
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Missing Women in Britain / Fehlende Führungsfrauen in Großbritannien
The “Sex & Power 2011” report published on August 17, 2011 by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) shows a continuing trend of women being passed over for top positions in Great Britain....
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Holistic Diversity Management / Ganzheitliches Diversity Management
More and more German companies have recognized that diversity should be a significant and important issue in the corporate strategy. This is one of the key findings of a benchmark report published by...
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Marianela Garcia Bolaños
Marianela Garcia Bolaños “My line manager doesn’t ask me about my workplace design, he trusts in me and in my results.” Business Unit: Financial Services Division: Shared Service Center Mexico City...
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Henkel Ladies participated in Arizona Women’s Leadership Forum 2011
On November 9, 2011 the twelfth Arizona Women’s Leadership Forum took place at the Phoenician Resort in Scottsdale. It is one of the premier women’s leadership events in the United States and brings...
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Henkel’s Women Mentoring Program in China
The Women Mentoring Program is one of Henkel’s Diversity and Inclusion initiatives for the Asia Pacific region for 2011. Although women leaders demonstrate very publicly that they can do as well as...
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Women at the Wheel
At Henkel, Diversity & Inclusion are integral components of our corporate culture, with a particular focus on internationality, age and gender. Flexible working opportunities, specific mentoring...
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Agnès Thee
Agnès Thee “You can always find a good solution for your optimal work-life balance if you prepare it well in advance with people you trust in the company …“ Business Unit: Henkel Beauty Care...
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Anneliese Wilsch-Irrgang
Anneliese Wilsch-Irrgang “Bringing projects forward together with a team and also making a diverse team work well together is very rewarding and motivating to me.“ Business Unit: Laundry & Home...
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Birgit Rechberger-Krammer
Birgit Rechberger-Krammer “Being a manager at Henkel and having a family is possible if you want it.” Business Unit: Laundry & Home Care Division: Marketing Job title: Vice President Marketing...
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Dagmar Preis-Amberger
Dagmar Preis-Amberger “Do not expect promotions to be the natural consequences of good results.” Business Unit: Laundry & Home Care Division: Plant Detergent Production Job title: Director...
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Carola Albornoz
Carola Albornoz “To achieve success, we need to address them and find a solution.” Business Unit: Adhesives Technologies Division: Consumer Adhesives Job title: Engineering and maintenance manager...
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Marie-Laure Marduel
Marie-Laure Marduel “You cannot build a career and be the mother of three children without making conscious choices.” Business Unit: Laundry & Home Care Division: Marketing Job title: International...
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Marie-Eve Schröder
Marie-Eve Schröder “Say clearly what you want to do and fight for it.“ Business Unit: Henkel Beauty Care Division: Strategic Business Unit Cosmetics Job title: Corporate Vice President Marketing...
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A Recipe for Success
On November 29, 2011 Henkel’s first female board member, Kathrin Menges, talked about her recipe for success in front of 140 female Henkel managers in Düsseldorf. Is there a kind of magic formula for a...
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Amélie Vidal-Simi
Amélie Vidal-Simi “Go beyond your own doubts and just do it.” Business Unit: Adhesives Technologies Division: Consumer Adhesives Job title: Country Manager Question 1 When you were a child,...
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Lianne Boeljon-Kaat
Lianne Boeljon-Kaat “People have to take on responsibilities to make it happen.” Business Unit: Laundry & Home Care Division: Laundry Leading Premium Job title: Manager Marketing Leading Premium...
View ArticleWomen missing in Davos
Each year, the global elite consisting of prime ministers, bankers, business tycoons and other movers are coming together at the World Economic Forum in Davos. “The World Economic Forum is an...
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Women’s Quota for Public Service in France
On behalf of the Prime Minister of Sweden, Frederik Reinfeldt, nine European leaders have met on February 9, 2012 as part of the “Northern Futures Forum” to discuss the increase of women in leadership...
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Ellen Greenhorn
Ellen Greenhorn “Stretch yourself to explore a range of areas and roles, learn what you really enjoy and where you excel, identify your life values and then build your career in this space.” Business...
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Today is International Women’s Day!
Each year on March 8 the International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated around the world. Thousands of events occur not just on this day but throughout March to point out the economical, political and...
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Companies Are Still Struggling with Boardroom Diversity!
Two study series – one result: Companies are still struggling with boardroom diversity! This month McKinsey and GMI published their study series’ new editions concerning the share of female managers in...
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Why Gender Diversity Matters
Is Gender Diversity a deceptive packaging? This question was raised by a public statement of Prof. Dr. Sabine Boerner, University of Konstanz, as she summarized her evaluation of 18 scientific...
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WOMAN’s role in Women’s Career Development
Under the motto “WOMAN’s role in Women’s Career Development” an event for female Henkel employees took place in the beginning of 2012 in Turkey. The conference was given by Prof Dr Zeynep Aycan from...
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Katharina Jahrling
Katharina Jahrling “Fight for yourself, don’t even try to be perfect, stick to yourself as a women in thinking, feeling and managing.” Business Unit: Henkel Beauty Care Division: Schwarzkopf...
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Henkel MEA wins Most Women-Friendly Employer in the Middle East
Henkel wins prestigious recognition at the Women in Leadership Forum The Women in Leadership Forum’s objective is to gather the most powerful businesswomen and leaders from across the Middle East,...
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3 tips to surpass traditional gender clichés
Career advancement is a passionate challenge for most professionals. For women, however, it can also mean defiance. Gender discrimination in the workplace is related to deeply rooted social mores....
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Gender diversity on boards
Gender balance in the workplace is without a doubt one of the most outstanding topics in the area of Diversity & Inclusion. Companies are increasingly realizing that the incorporation of a greater...
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German women leaders open Frankfurt Stock Exchange
(Frankfurt, September 30, 2013) – Fifty women board directors and executives opened the Deutsche Börse in Frankfurt on September 30 to salute German women’s contributions to the country’s economy and...
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Gender diversity at the top in Latin America and how to overcome the...
The reasons behind gender imbalance in top management positions are not always perceived in the same way across regions, sectors, and genders. A recent survey on workplace diversity by McKinsey...
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Henkel management meeting with the signing of the Diversity Charter Austria
Following the Supervisory Board meeting at Henkel CEE, Kathrin Menges took advantage of an invitation from Günter Thumser (President Henkel CEE) and Zuzana Halkova (Head of Human Resources CEE) to...
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On the way to work with Henkel
On the way to work is a 15th Anniversary of MIT Project which was executed in Poland between October 2013 and June 2014. The Project was designed to help long unemployed women to successfully come back...
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How Queen Bees oppress Female Careeres – or don’t they?
Today, only 5% of the world’s biggest companies’ leaders are female – but are “Queen Bees” really hindering for other women on their way to the top? If you ever took the time to dive into the topic of...
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Shedding old Ways – opening up new Perspectives
Kirsten Sánchez Marín, Head of Global Diversity & Inclusion and Sonja Kuch, Global Diversity & Inclusion Manager Our everyday life is affected by a range of influences that can make even the...
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Henkel Poland – Partner of the “Women of Success Week”
Henkel Poland became a partner of the “Women of Success Week” events supporting the professional development of young women which is organized by the Polish Students’ Association Warsaw School of...
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