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The latest study by the Center for Work-Life Policy has found that the solution to China’s search for skilled talent is much closer than it appears. It says that the answer to the problem is highly qualified Chinese women.
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It has widely been argued that had there been more women in leadership roles, then perhaps the world would not be facing financial meltdown… Received wisdom suggests that female qualities would avoid undue risks and bring more people focus to the business etc. However, is there another way to look at this – What if we replace ‘women with HR?’

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Gender diversity, especially in the Financial Services sector, has rapidly emerged as one of the biggest challenges facing British business today. If the current rate of women entering the board room was maintained it wouldn’t be for another 65 years that there was even parity in numbers. Simply put by McKinsey recently in published research: Organisations with women in top management outperform those without. There are a plethora of other reasons too, why a lack of women is bad for business and in turn for the British economy, not least of which are competitive advantage and sustainability. Britain is, after all, completely reliant on our financial services sector in the global economy, and that is unlikely to change much to a meaningful degree, despite the backlash over the credit crunch and perhaps imminent legislation regarding banks.
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