BCHM 658 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: United Nations Development Programme, Chief Executive Officer, Gender Mainstreaming
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General assembly 3 - social, cultural and humanitarian. It is a basic human right for women to enjoy full legal equality and equality of opportunity, and for a girl born today, in any country, to have the same life prospects as any boy. It is a fact that more women graduate from college than men, but their professional success does not seem to match their academic success. According to sylvia hewlett, founder of the center for work-life policy, women represent. 53% of new employees in companies across the united states of america every year. However, at the initial opportunity for promotion to a managerial position, this number drops to 37%. Furthermore, only 26% of vice presidents and senior executives are women. 14% of the company"s board, on average, are women. Interestingly, 62% of women are in jobs that would rarely lead to a c-level role in contrast to 65% of men who hold jobs that will line them up for.
