Beyond EVE: Events

Zonta International

Sun, 05 Sep 2021 16:20:18 +0200

Zonta International is a leading global organization of professionals empowering women worldwide through service and advocacy.

VISION

Zonta International envisions a world in which women's rights are recognized as human rights and every woman is able to achieve her full potential. In such a world, women have access to all resources and are represented in decision making positions on an equal basis with men. In such a world, no woman lives in fear of violence.

Shaping the Future of Education, Gender and Work

Fri, 04 Dec 2020 15:48:39 +0100

The World Economic Forum’s System Initiative on Shaping the Future of Education, Gender and Work seeks to ensure that talent is developed and deployed for maximum benefit to the economy and society. This is achieved by mobilizing leaders from business, government, civil society and others through new insights, common agendas and collaborative action. It aims to: build an ecosystem of leaders by bringing together a community of business, policy-makers, civil society and other leaders ; address the need for better knowledge, forecasts and metrics by disseminating analysis and insights; facilitate dialogue by bringing together the most relevant stakeholders, thought leaders and experts to advance the global dialogue and develop common agendas and priorities; and drive action, especially through collaboration between business, government, civil society and the education and training sector, at the global, industry and regional level.

Source: World Economic Forum

Erasmus for young entrepreneurs

Fri, 04 Dec 2020 12:21:32 +0100

The European exchange programme for Entrepreneurs Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs is a cross-border exchange programme which gives new or aspiring entrepreneurs the chance to learn from experienced entrepreneurs running small businesses in other Participating Countries. The exchange of experience takes place during a stay with the experienced entrepreneur, which helps the new entrepreneur acquire the skills needed to run a small firm. The host benefits from fresh perspectives on his/her business and gets the opportunities to cooperate with foreign partners or learn about new markets.

Kirkland & Ellis International LLP

Tue, 01 Dec 2020 15:34:13 +0100

Kirkland & Ellis is a 2,200-attorney law firm representing global clients in private equity, M&A and other complex corporate transactions, restructuring, finance and tax. With 14 offices across the United States, Europe and Asia, our reputation for excellence is recognized worldwide. We believe in teamwork fueled by creative solutions, and we are dedicated to providing our clients with superior results.

BPW Germany - BPW Club Düsseldorf e. V.

Tue, 01 Dec 2020 15:34:07 +0100

Business Professional Woman (BPW) -eines der weltweit größten Netzwerke für berufstätige Frauen. Hier treffen Sie engagierte Frauen, um sich aktiv zu vernetzen, sich gegenseitig zu unterstützen und gemeinsam auch für andere etwas zu erreichen. Wir freuen uns auf interessante Frauen aus den verschiedensten Berufssparten, Branchen und Positionen, die Ihren beruflichen Erfolg und den Aufbau von Geschäftsbeziehungen weiter voran treiben möchten. Wir bieten einen Wissenspool von über 90 Clubfrauen die Teil unseres Netzwerkes sind.

Defective computing: How algorithms use speech analysis to profile job candidates

Sat, 12 Dec 2020 17:26:38 +0100

Some companies and scientists present Affective Computing, the algorithmic analysis of personality traits also known as “artificial emotional intelligence”, as an important new development. But the methods that are used are often dubious and present serious risks for discrimination.

It was announced with some fanfare that Alexa and others would soon demonstrate breakthroughs in the field of emotion analysis. Much is written about affective computing, but products are far from market ready. For example, Amazon’s emotion assistant Dylan is said to be able to read human emotions just by listening to their voices. However, Dylan currently only exists in form of a patent.

So far, Amazon, Google et al. have not launched such products. Identifying unique signals that indicate that someone is sad seems to be a bit more complicated than they initially thought. Maybe someone’s voice sounds depressed because they are depressed, but maybe they are just tired or exhausted.

However, these difficulties do not prevent other companies from launching products that claim to have solved these complex problems by using voice and speech for character and personality analysis.

In Germany, two examples spring to mind. One is the company Precire, based in Aachen, a city on border with Belgium. Their idea: you record a voice sample, and based on the person’s choice of words, sentence structure and many other indicators, the software then produces an analysis of their character traits. The software can be used in staff recruitment or to identify candidates for promotion.

The company states that its software carries out the analysis based on a 15-minute language sample. The then CEO Mario Reis stated in an interview in 2016 that the results were based on science and scientifically tested. This statement is repeated in a book published in 2018. This book also cites additional studies and findings to further support the scientific grounding of the method.

By Veronika Thiel

Women in Law 2018

Sun, 06 Dec 2020 11:08:48 +0100

We invite you to learn more about Kirkland & Ellis, one of the leading global law firms. Meet our team of dynamic women attorneys who will introduce you to the Kirkland spirit and discover our strong commitment to the advancement of women in law. Sue Flood, an award-winning wildlife photographer, film producer and expedition leader, will inspire and motivate us with her fascinating workshop “My adventures as a wildlife photographer from the North to the South Pole and in-between. How I pursued my dream job in a male-dominated profession”. The event will conclude with drinks and dinner, socializing and networking. We look forward to receiving applications from advanced law students, legal trainees and recent graduates. Please send your application including CV (German or English), key word “Women in Law”, to karriere@kirkland.com. Hotel accommodation from Friday to Saturday will be arranged and travel expenses will be reimbursed. For questions please contact Katharina Netzle at +49 89 2030 6079. Applications close on 19 October 2018.

Global Gender Gap Report 2017

Sat, 12 Dec 2020 21:42:00 +0100

Gender parity is fundamental to whether and how economies and societies thrive. Ensuring the full development and appropriate deployment of half of the world’s total talent pool has a vast bearing on the growth, competitiveness and future-readiness of economies and businesses worldwide. The Global Gender Gap Report benchmarks 144 countries on their progress towards gender parity across four thematic dimensions: Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and Survival, and Political Empowerment. In addition, this year’s edition also analyses the dynamics of gender gaps across industry talent pools and occupations. Quelle: World Economic Forum