Over a half (60%) of the respondents to the member survey conducted by the Mothers in Business (MiB) stated that they have been expected to work long days.
Fact-check your biases – Five myths about the “immigrant woman”
Manifold More -project did a fact-check on five myths about “immigrant women”, which belittle and exclude women from the Finnish society and working life.
New Year, New Career Goals
The new family leave model dismantles the juxtaposition of work and family leave
The government's proposal for a new family leave model has been approved by Parliament today. Mothers in Business praises the model's flexibility in reconciling family leave and work, as well as the strong message of equality of the so-called 7 + 7 model. The question remains, however, whether the model is able to reach the objective of a more equal division of family leave between the parents.
How language impacts our professional identity
In this guest blog, Gunta Ahlfors from Väestöliitto’s Recognizing International Talents project writes about the role of language in forming our professional identity. In what language do you feel the most comfortable in professionally?
The Recognizing International Talent initiative was started in 2020 with the aim to improve the Diversity and Inclusion skills of employers and their ability to recognize international talents in the recruitment processes. Finland needs more skilled labour force and the internationals living here need more possibilities to get recruited in their own professional field.
