AI needs her – Programming the future
By Joanna Julie Dragsdal Nielsen On a sunny Monday afternoon in May, Female Leadership Academy gathered curious minds at Accenture’s headquarters in Copenhagen for honest reflections and valuable insights. The event -aptly titled AI Needs Her – explored the intersection of AI, leadership, and inclusion. And it delivered. AI is no longer just a technological […]
Insights from successful leaders on how to succeed on a global scale
Our event Achieving Success with an International Career brought together five leaders for a powerful panel discussion on achieving success beyond borders. The panel featured: Did you miss the event? Read our reportage from the evening: Click, click, click – As the sound of heels echoed on the stone floor, marking the entrance of attendees […]
Three things I have learned as a new leader
By Anne Cathrine Hoegh ToftManager & Career Coach, CFO Services at Basico There are many paths into your career and working life. How will you ever know whether decisions are right? And how do you best use yourself and your experience when guiding and coaching others? I had the pleasure of speaking to a group of inspiring women […]
Baby steps up the career ladder: How to navigate career ambitions and parental leave
Welcoming your first child is undeniably one of the most profound transformations in life. Simultaneously, it often leads to your initial career break, which can be intimidating. Parental leave, beyond marking a shift in family dynamics, is also an opportunity to reflect on your career ambitions and goals. This was the theme of the latest Female […]
Because you are a woman…
Through the last 150 years (and probably also long before that) women in Denmark have fought for their rights. The right to vote. The right to universities and education. The right to their own paycheck and so many other things. And the reason why women have had to fight so hard for these (basic) rights […]
The startup environment – a man’s world?
Only 4,2 % of Danish women are “new entrepreneurs”, which is only half of the OECD average, and in the last four years, female entrepreneurs have only landed 1 % of all invested funds in startups in Denmark – discouraging facts, right? Through the last couple of months, we have seen an increasing focus on […]
Why do we focus on age in recruitment processes?
”Who cares? Age is an illusion” is one of the character Carrie Bradshaw’s many famous quotes from the tv-show Sex and the City. Even though Carrie Bradshaw refers to age-gap dilemmas in relationships, the statement can be transferred to a professional setting too. Because how big a deal does the age of employees or leaders […]
The question is now: what do all the leaders do?
“With Sofie Linde taking lead, it should have been established that there is still sexism, discrimination, and sexual harassment in Denmark. And it must come to an end that women, who have already intervened, must use more brave energy to lift the burden of proof. The question is now: what do all the leaders do?” […]