8 March is International Women's Day. It is a
global celebration of the social, economic, cultural and political
achievements of women, but also an opportunity to highlight some of
the challenges faced in trying to achieve gender equality,
including in the workplace.
There are several issues that we take a look at. In our podcast
with Rikke Falk Dambo, partner in our Danish firm, Norrbom Vinding,
we talk about the debate currently raging
over #metoo, along with some interesting initiatives
to encourage equality in a way that integrates parental and caring
duties and embeds the idea from an early age that women
can expect equal opportunities with men.
We also have articles on a range of issues, including the
representation of women on boards of directors and in the form of a
world map, we look at the gender pay gap: the disparity in pay
rates between men and women across the world. To highlight and
address continued inequality, many governments worldwide
