Magazine - Women in action
Head of IKEA’s department store: True equality starts right at home
The subject of domestic violence has until recently been heavily taboo. Several media outlets or companies are already starting to raise the issue. One of them is IKEA’s department store. We rea...
In the streets of Bombay, they made a unique gesture to women, to strengthen gender equality
Bombay installed a female figure in traffic lights. It is a small but very effective signal. This step helps dispel the notion that there should be only men in public. Bombay became the first city in ...
Female athletes who have broken barriers in typical male sports
What is common in today’s sport was unthinkable a few decades ago. Not so long ago, many of the most popular sports activities for women were totally taboo. Today, the situation is different, an...
Director Valeria Schulczova: In theatrical circles, it was thought that women could not master this profession
The personality of the Slovak cultural scene, screenwriter and director Valéria Schulczova, is a co-author of several plays. In addition, she was involved, for example, in the series “Odsudene” and “Z...
Where does Slovakia stand in the ranking of countries with the best working environment for women?
Sometimes it can be difficult to be a working woman, from wage differentials to discrimination in the workplace and obstacles to progressing beyond the career path. The fact that women often do not f...
Jobs where women are paid better than men
The long-term effort to eliminate unequal conditions between men and women in terms of pay is bearing fruit. In some countries of the western world, including Slovakia, women already earn as much as m...
Michaela Kralikova: I don’t like when people or brands play games
You may know Michaela Kralikova as the great cook on the Masterchef TV show but her culinary skills are far from being the only thing she attends to. Michaela is an incredibly versatile woman – she h...
Do you know what a CE certificate is and how it can help you in your business?
Expanding into foreign markets is probably every entrepreneur’s dream. But breaking through your product into the European Union and the countries of the European Economic Area – it’...
Mary Barra – Chief executive of General Motors brought gender equality to the world of automobiles
For many years, industry has been predominantly man’s business. The automakers were no exception. The leading car manufacturers are still mainly men. In the case of General Motors, however, this...
14 tips of how to use networking to support your business
As far as networking is concerned, there is still no substitute for face-to-face meetings. Sarah Weller reveals how her participation in networking has helped to forge valuable new contacts, and offer...