Can women get Angry?
Anger, a sign of hysteria? What happens when someone gets angry? It obviously depends greatly on cultures and personalities. However, quite often, it’s not really…
Queen Bees, do they exist?
When I was appointed as the Europe General Manager for Schlumberger, the announcement was made through the company's usual communication channels. Two other women were…
Magali… she’s got some!
My TEDx on December 3rd started like this: “Magali, she’s the only boss we’ve had that had balls” Good start. I was referring the words…
How to start as a female in a male dominated industry
A woman starting out in an almost exclusively male environment may sometimes feel the need to impose herself and to be aggressive in order to…
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International woman – Does it mean being alone?
I am very proud to have won the International Women's Prize and I thank the jury for the Women's Industry Awards. I am honored to…
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Staying with the subject of recruitment, let’s take a closer look at wages.
When we talk about wage inequality, the argument that often comes up is "Are we really talking about equivalent experience for an equivalent position? Women…
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My career as a female engineer: How I was hired to work on an oil platform.
Welcome to my blog on Usine Nouvelle, for which I am preparing a series of articles that I could call "What is it like for…
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Mother = Manager
What does a parent do? A parent’s main mission is to help kids transition into responsible adults, with values that are going to make us…
Kids or career, that is the question… or not
I’m not going to start this article asking: “Do men ask themselves that question?” It would be a rather easy way to treat the topic,…
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Kids Benefit From Having a Working Mom
The research that we were all waiting for: “There’s a lot of parental guilt about having both parents working outside the home,” McGinn says. “But…