Women in business are still fighting an uphill battle
It’s often said there is a "big push” for women today. But is that true? Is the business world changing fast enough and creating more equal opportunities? Our contributor Anna Stando looks at the numbers and finds out it’s still a career battleground for women in 2022.
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elleXX Legal Protection Insurance: what it is and why you need it
It’s time for women in Switzerland to have a simple, accessible, digital solution to protect themselves in some of life’s toughest situations.
Better fintech than femtech - why investors don't support women
Ideas from female founders have a particularly difficult time raising capital. Part 2 of our "Female Founders" shows how much gets lost in translation between founders and investors - especially, if founders are women and investors are men.
With power comes responsibility
Sexual harassment still occurs everyday in the workplace. Yet, our columnist argues, harassers cannot rule in healthy company culture. In toxic culture, they can. That’s why companies must protect their employees.
On average, women have much less money than men. Why? Because inequality begins in childhood and continues throughout a woman's financial life. Our goal is to change that.
Advertiser of the year, did you deserve that as a man, David Schärer?
We ask men what usually only women are asked to start a dialogue about stereotypes, make people think and smile, and to expose toxicity. We want to address men on our platform and make them our ambassadors.
Are you a feminist, Bardhyl Coli?
We ask men what usually only women are asked. We want to start a dialogue about stereotypes, make people think and smile, but also expose toxicity. We want to address men on the platform and make them our ambassadors.
Were you never afraid of being financially dependent on a woman, André Krause?
Sunrise boss André Krause was elected CEO by women, credits his daughter with better arithmetic skills than himself, and relies on his charisma.
Greenwashing: when our green portfolio doesn't reflect our lavish lifestyle
Do we really want green portfolios? Or do we just like the idea of criticising fossil stocks even as we sit in our cozy heated flats? Business ethicist Dorothea Baur catches us in our own lie.
What's more erotic than a yes?
Our columnist Agota Lavoyer explains that in order to criminalize all non-consensual sexual acts the law must say that only "yes means yes". It's the safe - and erotic - way forward to protect women.
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