December 2011
November 2011
“On Tarja Halonen’s first day at work in the legal department of a trade union she answered the phone to a man who, hearing a female voice, asked to speak to one of the lawyers. She informed him that he was speaking to one. Things got better after that. Following her stint as a lawyer she served in Finland’s parliament for over 20 years. Since 2000 she has been the country’s president, the first female in the job.”
—Women have made huge progress in the workplace, but still get lower pay and far fewer top jobs than men. Our special report on women and work asks why. (via theeconomist)
