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The contested question of quotas
Chief executives at this year’s Women’s Forum suggest that there are better ways of getting women into the boardroom.
Jeers for Nestlé chief over lack of top women
Peter Brabeck, chief executive of Nestlé, came under fire from women at a conference in France after he told them that the world’s largest food group, most of whose customers are women, had no female managers on its executive board.
Forum rejects company quotas for women
Chief executives speaking at the Women’s Forum in Deauville came down against quotas to improve the chances of women rising to the top of companies.
Cartier offers prizes for women entrepreneurs
Cartier, the jeweller, has thrown its weight behind a new $100,000 annual award for women entrepreneurs.
Businesswoman brands quotas as 'humiliating'
Anne Lauvergeon, chief executive of Areva, the French nuclear energy company, said she favoured other ways of ensuring equal status for women in business.
Routes to the top: Follow the money
Take a look at the CVs of the most successful businesswomen, and one thing is clear - the path to the top starts with a good grounding in finance
Routes to the top: Not imitating men
How do women get to the top of the male-dominated corporate ladder? Consistent performance is the key to success in this year’s FT ranking of Europe’s top businesswomen
In the boardroom: Redressing the gender imbalance
A mentoring scheme is pairing women with FTSE 100 heads in a bid to redress imbalance in the boardroom. Alison Maitland met high-flyer Alison Wheaton and National Grid’s Sir John Parker
Forget Asia, women are the drivers of global growth
What do growth, expansion and prosperity have in common? In French grammar they are feminine and when it comes to facts and figures they are feminine as well.
Europe’s top 25 businesswomen: 2006
Launch FT.com’s interactive picture gallery for more on this year’s top 25 European businesswomen.
