King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership

"A massive gender gap has been evident in poll after poll of this election — a significant trend that underscores the pivotal role women could play this November." https://lnkd.in/e5NruV4P

"In countries such as the UK, Germany, Poland, South Korea and elsewhere, an ideological gap has opened up between young men and women, with male voters moving to the political right and female voters to the left".

"A Democratic strategist suggested there’s a code, when voters tell pollsters that Harris is not 'ready' or doesn't have the right 'personality' or 'what it takes,' what they really mean is that the problem is she’s a woman".

"When I invite people to lunch now, they are pleased but baffled. I feel slightly as if I’ve sent a coachman round with a calling card" https://lnkd.in/em3fiUyw

"Not only are women less likely than men to be hired into entry-level roles, they are also far less likely to get promoted in the first critical step to manager. It’s the “broken rung” phenomenon, which creates a serious impediment to the company’s ability to sustain the progress of women’s development at the higher levels." https://lnkd.in/guV--bzZ

Writing in the FT yesterday, Isabel Berwick highlights our upcoming event on women's contributions to economic growth, where we'll also award our annual feminist essay prize, newly renamed in memory of Brenda Trenowden Register here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/ei3hRFAe

"the women’s health gap equates to 75 million years of life lost due to poor health or early death each year. Closing the gap would give the 3.9 billion women in the world today an extra seven healthy days a year, or an average of 500 days over a lifetime." https://lnkd.in/eSmyfchG

On the 6th November, our Chair Pavita Cooper will join the King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership panel to explore women's contributions to economic growth Eka Ikpe Erin Mansell Isabel Berwick #JuliaGillard If you are interested in attending you can sign up below ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/eUmzRJeP

“Assigning a female leader reduces the rate at which individual teammates discriminate against women by more than 50%.” https://lnkd.in/eX4H6tFA

📖 Our latest report shows that motherhood impacts not just women’s pay but also their job quality. Mothers are more likely to have lower control over their work, poorer prospects and less job stability, while fathers are more likely to be in jobs with high prospects and long hours We point to the causes of this gap and what needs to be done. ➡Read the report: https://lnkd.in/eHZ4JbiH