Although companies are generally positive about increasing diversity, finding female leaders at MT and executive level often proves challenging in practice. Traditional methods and processes, often in collaboration with recruitment agencies, are not always effective in achieving the desired diversity. Where do we stand now?...
A women-friendly workplace affects everyone, or at least, it should. Yet too often, gender diversity is treated as a 'women’s thing'. This narrow focus gives the impression that the problem only concerns women, instead of highlighting the fact that it significantly impacts an organization’s overall...
´We prefer hiring a woman, but will hiring a woman prolong the search process?´ The question is asked by the head of HR from a tech multinational I´m in contact with. The company is aware of its gender gap and understands the benefits of a...
Writing inclusive job descriptions is crucial to attract a diverse pool of qualified candidates. Job offers can be unintentionally exclusive or biased, and this can negatively impact the diversity of your candidate pool How to start writing inclusive job descriptions Here are some must do’s on how...
A more gender-diverse workplace? Provide flexible working. It’s our mission to help organizations to achieve a more equal male/female ratio. We’re tackling excuses, and we see up close why women in leadership roles are underrepresented. A gender-diverse workplace starts with flexible work arrangements Besides fundamental structures and...
As a headhunter for women, I have heard a lot of reasons in recent years for not appointing more women. Or should I say ‘excuses’? Organizations are usually positive about a diverse workforce and things are definitely improving. Still, some companies seem to be dragging their...
Women in top positions are leaving their companies at the highest rate we’ve ever seen, according to new data from McKinsey & Company. The report ‘Women in the Workplace’¹, which is the largest study of women in corporate America, recently revealed that we’re amid a...
Female executive recruitment receives increasing attention within organisations in the Netherlands. Did you know that the share of female managers in the Netherlands (30%) is one of the lowest in the EU (CBS, 2021)? There’s still work to be done, but more and more companies are open...
As many people would say, that our business concept is spot on at the moment. Diversity is the topic of the year and everybody agrees online that this is the way forward. So yes, you would say with a company focussing on diversity recruitment it’s a booming business. And...
This is the question we keep on asking ourselves here at Femme Works. In the last couple of months we have spoken to multiple organisations (HR managers, Talent Acquisition, Business development managers, etc) many of whom have stated that it is time for serious change within...