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Dr Brenda Despontin, Principal at The British School of Brussels, appraises the success of women in the modern workplace.When Jane Austen complained in “Northanger Abbey” that history was solely about men, with “hardly any women at all - very tiresome”, the world was a different place, and it would be comforting to think that the history of our own times will tell a different tale. Opportunities here in Europe have never been so diverse to facilitate access to the top in any profession. In the UK, girls regularly outperform boys academically, and more females currently enter medical college than males. The picture becomes completely different, however, at Consultancy level.
Indeed, positions at the very top still appear elusive to women. A quick glance at the proportion of females in governments internationally reflects this startling imbalance. Though Argentina boasts 43% of its senate house as female, in Germany the figure is 18%, in France 16%, in the USA 14% and in the UK, just 19% in the Commons and 17% in the Lords. In 2006, the UK’s Equal Opportunities Commission claimed it would take another 20 years to achieve gender equality in civil service top management, 40 years to achieve it in the judiciary and up to 200 years (another 40 elections) to achieve an equal gender balance in Parliament.
This handy guide from Expertise in Labour Mobility includes how to write a CV, application procedure, interview dos and don'ts, Belgian management culture.
Belgium’s first alternative directory assistance services - available through the shortcode 14-14 - can now be accessed on the internet.
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