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Why are persistent wage negotiators punished? How do I negotiate properly? Why do women do most of the unpaid work? How do I build a successful startup? Is Home Office women-friendly? Should I get a Care-Salary?

karriere / Samantha Taylor / 04-12-25

Why Women Are Leaving Top Positions

Women leave leadership roles in companies more often – and more quickly – than men. We wanted to understand why. Five women shared their challenges with us.

karriere / Samantha Taylor / 04-12-25

karriere / Melanie Loos / 01-18-25

Why Transparent Salaries Reduce the Gender Pay Gap

The wage disparity between women and men in Switzerland is significant. This is shown by an international comparison. Salary transparency could be an important lever against inequality.

karriere / Melanie Loos / 01-18-25

karriere / Alexandra Dufresne / 05-25-24

I wish Switzerland equality

The human rights lawyer Alexandra Dufresne left Zurich two years ago. Before she left, she wrote "Adieu, dear Switzerland" and criticized the Swiss patriarchy. Today, she writes from the USA about equality in the workplace and notes: Switzerland has a lot of work to do.

karriere / Alexandra Dufresne / 05-25-24

karriere / Katia Murmann / 03-03-24

What WorXX: Why Women with Children Should Pursue Their Careers Even More

In her latest column, Katia Murmann writes about how the working world is becoming more mother-friendly – and why this urgently needs to happen.

karriere / Katia Murmann / 03-03-24

karriere / Patrizia Laeri / 01-14-24

How did you become Europe's top LinkedIn influencer, Lara Bothur?

Lara Sophie Bothur is more influential on LinkedIn than high-ranking politicians and top CEOs. In this Money Talk, she reveals why numbers helped her to establish her position, how many people she reaches, and which LinkedIn hacks she knows.

karriere / Patrizia Laeri / 01-14-24

karriere / Ursula Keller / 11-29-23

Sexism in science: How progress is slowed down and taxpayers' money is wasted

The award-winning physicist Ursula Keller, together with other female scientists, has investigated structural sexism in education and research. Her findings are shocking. A guest article.

karriere / Ursula Keller / 11-29-23

karriere / Samantha Taylor / 06-11-23

From family time back to work: tips for your return

One in five mothers gives up their job for a while to devote herself entirely to family work. After a few years, getting back into the workforce isn't always easy. We'll show you the hurdles, how to overcome them and why it's important for companies to rethink their approach.

karriere / Samantha Taylor / 06-11-23

karriere / Samantha Taylor / 05-14-23

If we need more qualified workers lower working hours!

The economy is trembling in the face of the qualified worker shortage. As a result, part-time work is increasingly critized. Longer working hours are being advocated. Our author is convinced that this is the wrong approach. The 42-hour week is already a total compatibility killer.

karriere / Samantha Taylor / 05-14-23

karriere / Samantha Taylor / 12-02-22

When work hurts your career

Women are doing more unpaid work - not only with care and housework, but also in companies. Behavioral economist Lise Vesterlund explains in an interview why this is a dead end for their careers.

karriere / Samantha Taylor / 12-02-22

karriere / Céline Meier / 08-04-22

Should women negotiate differently than men, Wies Bratby?

Wies Bratby is an expert in salary negotiations. She explains how she founded her company WIN - Women in Negotiation, why women are actually very good negotiators and what her most successful wage negotiation was.

karriere / Céline Meier / 08-04-22

karriere / Alexandra Dufresne / 07-04-22

Adieu, liebe Schweiz: a foreign feminist’s farewell letter to Switzerland

After six years, human rights lawyer and working mother Alexandra Dufresne is leaving Switzerland. But not before she shares an urgent call-to-action with all of us.

karriere / Alexandra Dufresne / 07-04-22

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