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In the Lean In Era, Business And Tech Still Fail To Promote Women; 4 Ways To Fix The Problem Now 

YoungUpstarts

Ideas include comply or explain requirements (“if not, why not?”), certificate programs, pledge regimes, quota laws (Norway, Spain, Italy, France, Germany but probably not for the United States), mandatory disclosure, voluntary disclosure, structured search (Rooney Rule) adoptions, and more. It has moved the needle – significantly.

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8 Tips On Intercultural Communication And International Etiquette To Create Successful Business Relationships In Asia

YoungUpstarts

at the high end (Australia and Norway, tied for the top ranking) to 26.1 On the Global Gender Gap Index, for instance, the Philippines ranks second only to Norway in women’s ability to rise to leadership positions in enterprise. Scores range from 70.6

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Founder Interview – Ola Sars of Music-Tech Leader, Soundtrack Your Brand

The Startup Magazine

The initial product MVP was called Spotify Business and was only made available in Sweden, Norway and Finland. We have now built a significant product leadership and barriers to entry for any competitor wishing to enter the music streaming market for businesses. Ola: Soundtrack Your Brand started up as a joint venture with Spotify.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter – June 2012 Edition

VC Cafe

Girls in Tech London picked the top women in 19 countries – the UK, Ireland, Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Turkey, Greece and Israel – on the basis of their leadership and excellence in innovation and technology.

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Out of the Crisis #21: Tomas Pueyo on the hammer and the dance, political polarization, and how the pandemic will affect the way we live and work

Startup Lessons Learned

So you have countries like Australia, New Zealand, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Iceland, Ireland, Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Norway, Denmark, Finland and many, many more. You make people stay home while the caseload goes down, and you buy yourself time to figure out what to do. What's it been like to be on the other side of that?