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| Are women better entrepreneurs? |
According to a survey conducted by the Forum of Private Businesses together with University of Liverpool and HSBC on small and medium enterprises, 44 % of British companies run by women recorded growth in sales, which is 7 % higher than the average and 28 % recruited new employees, which is 10 % higher than the average. This should work as an incentive for the European governments to encourage woman to participate more intensively in business life and facilitate them the procedure of establishing an enterprise.
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| Stereotypes still hinder women in business |
Are there still gender stereotypes in employment? The survey report in the framework of the CHASE project (Chambers Against Stereotypes in Employment) gives a picture of the prejudices that women are still faced with in the working environment. In addition, a role models brochure contains stories of successful women entrepreneurs and managers who managed to defeat these prejudices.
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| Women and Men: Equal Career Partners? |
Equality between men and women is a cornerstone principle of the EU. While progress is being made towards achieving it, much more needs to be done to provide real equality in employment. The attached second report on equality between women and men points to the continuing gaps between women and men in wages and employment.
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