GENERATION EQUALITY: TAKING INITIATIVES FOR SOC ...

What is Generation Equality?  Generation Equality is a multi-stakeholder platform launched by UN Women in partnership with civil society, young women, governments, private sector representatives and philanthropists. The initiative aims to mobilise partners, increase investments, accelerate results and accelerate the full and effecti ...

  • 2023-09-30
YILDIZ HOLDING IN SUPPORTING WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP

WHO IS A WOMAN ENTREPRENEUR?  A woman entrepreneur is a person who operates as the owner of a business, either individually or together with the people she employs, in her home or in the workplace she establishes outside her home, or even establishes a partnership. She manages the production, distribution, marketing and sales of ...

  • 2023-03-22
The Importance of Diversity and Inclusion for Compan ...

    Diversity and inclusion are becoming more and more important to companies. Bringing different ideas, cultures and lifestyles to the company and making them feel that these differences belong to the company basically ensures the development of the company culture. This brings with it the increase in customer satisfaction with ...

  • 2023-03-15
Understanding Women's Empowerment

What is women's empowerment?     Women's empowerment can be defined as supporting women's sense of self-worth, their ability to make their own choices, and their right to influence social change for themselves and others. It is a basic human right that is the key to achieving a more peaceful and peaceful world. In Western coun ...

  • 2023-03-07
Benefits of Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace

The positive impact of diversity and inclusion in the business world is now accepted as an indisputable principle. According to the report published by Deloitte, companies that put diversity and inclusion at the core of their business conduct have 2.3 times higher cash flow per employee (1). Studies show that inclusive teams improve team ...

  • 2023-02-02
The Benefits of Diversity and Inclusion for Success ...

Diversity and inclusion studies are becoming more important in today's business world, as diversity and cultural richness from diverse backgrounds provide the balance of voices and diversity of thought we need. It is time for organizations to take a more proactive stance in employing a diverse workforce that reflects the real people of to ...

  • 2023-01-31
Advantages of Women in Business Life

A diverse workforce is an innovative workforce Today's business world, where diversity encourages creativity and innovation, from gender diversity to culture, age and race, can be shown among the most pressing issues. Today, the agenda of all companies operating on a global scale includes prioritizing and aiming to benefit from a diverse ...

  • 2023-01-31
In Focus: Sustainable Development Goal 5

Achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls The United Nations Member States set the Sustainable Development Goals in 2015 and set 17 goals to be reached by the end of 2030. The 5th of these goals was the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls. We have less than 10 years to reach this t ...

  • 2023-01-31
Challenges Faced by Women in Business

1. Women are still underrepresented in key areas While some industries tend to have an increasing female workforce, sectors such as finance, engineering, and technology still tend to be strongly male-dominated. In the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) industries overall, women make up only 24% of the workforce in the US (1 ...

  • 2023-01-19
Why Create More Jobs, Promote Decent Work and Women' ...

A growing proportion of global workforce are women. As workers, entrepreneurs, and service providers, women contribute actively to economic and social advancement. Women have been disregarded economically and in terms of their human rights. They tend to be unemployed more than men, are generally in less secure positions in the informal s ...

  • 2023-01-11
Remote and Hybrid Work Are Game-Changing for Women

Two years after the pandemic forced the corporate business world into a big experiment with flexible working, interest in all forms of flexibility is higher than ever. The vast majority of employees want to work in companies that offer remote or hybrid work options. While only 7 percent of companies take action to make remote and hybrid w ...

  • 2023-01-10
Mentoring: A Way to Increase Interest and Success in ...

According to the #WomenintheWorkPlace2022(1) report, women continue to be extremely underrepresented in technical roles today. The report also reveals that the rate of women working in engineering and technical fields has decreased even more compared to 2018 data. In the United States, more women than men graduate from college each year. ...

  • 2022-11-21
Yıldız Holding in Women's Empowerment

Ensuring gender equality in the workforce not only provides equality of opportunity but also improves the quality of work. Responding to the need for equality at work will be a major step toward the development of society. Yildiz Holding takes responsibility for ensuring diversity and equality in the business environment on its journey ...

  • 2022-11-21
Glass Ceilings and Cliffs

Glass ceilings and glass cliffs represent the main obstacles women face at work. The term “glass” is used because these barriers may be invisible but still are significant barriers to the career advancement of many women. Experimental studies have also proven the existence of glass ceilings and glass cliffs in workplaces. 1 ...

  • 2022-11-21
6 Benefits of Equal Employees in Workplaces

In the previous article, we mentioned how gender discrimination can be observed in a workplace. A lack of diversity in workplaces may harm firms in several ways. Providing diversity and valuing women's empowerment is necessary not only to "do the right thing" but also to have many positive impacts on companies and contribute ...

  • 2022-11-21
Why Should Women Be Empowered in the Workplaces?

The empowerment of women is one of the concepts that has taken place in the whole business world recently. So why is it so important for women to find a place in business life?  Women face much discrimination in the workplace, from unequal salaries to not getting the promotions they deserve. Understanding these barriers is the fir ...

  • 2022-10-10
Words for Inspiring Works from Yıldız Holding Women

While GODIVA works to empower women globally, our partners at Yildiz Holding are equally committed to promoting gender equality in accordance with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals through the Yildiz Holding Women’s Platform, a global initiative that galvanizes the collective efforts of the Yildiz Holding group ...