by Christine Marlet | Dec 10, 2024 | All, Gender Equality, Women in Leadership, Women Input in STEM
Sheeba Benny of Stantec Middle East Limited has been named as “Electrical Engineer of the Year” at the Construction Week Middle East Awards 2024, celebrating a significant milestone for female leadership in the region’s building services design consultancy and construction sectors. The award was announced during the event’s 20th anniversary celebration at the JW Marriott Marquis Dubai on November 21st.
by Christine Marlet | Oct 31, 2024 | All, Women in Entrepreneurship, Women in Leadership
In the high-stakes environment of executive committees and direction teams, every voice should be heard and valued. However, women in these roles often face the subtle sting of unconscious bias and the banalization of their input during meetings. It’s a pervasive issue that can undermine not only the contributions of women leaders but also the decision-making process as a whole.
by Christine Marlet | Oct 22, 2024 | Gender Equality, Others, Women in Entrepreneurship, Women in Leadership
If there are still few women in management positions, it’s because gender stereotypes are still legion… and women have unfortunately integrated some of them.
by Christine Marlet | Oct 14, 2024 | All, Women in Entrepreneurship, Women in Leadership
In today’s fast-paced world, we find ourselves constantly surrounded by a culture that celebrates high achievement and top performance. For many intelligent and ambitious women, this often translates into an unyielding drive for perfection. We push ourselves to the brink, striving to excel in every aspect of our lives and to do so flawlessly.
While aiming to do our best is certainly commendable, the relentless pursuit of perfection can quickly become counterproductive and even harmful to our well-being.
by Christine Marlet | Sep 23, 2024 | All, Gender Equality, Women in Leadership, Work-Life Balance/Integration
Midlife collision” is a complex and stressful period often experienced by women of what has become known as the Sandwich Generation.
The “sandwich generation” refers to adults, often in their forties or fifties, who find themselves simultaneously caring for children who are still at home or financially dependent, and elderly parents in need of care or support.
This generation is thus “sandwiched” between their obligations to their children and their parents, hence the term “sandwich”.
by Christine Marlet | Sep 16, 2024 | All, Women in Entrepreneurship, Women in Leadership, Work-Life Balance/Integration
In fact self-care is a vital component of all caring attitudes and activities. In order to attend to the needs of others we need to make sure that we are “fit” enough. The illustration most often used to make this point is the aeroplane safety instruction: to make sure you put on your own oxygen mask before helping anyone else
Commentaires récents