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Mother and Professional: Double Challenge

Women must fight machismo both in their social life as in their working environments, where their mother role is stereotyped.

Thursday, December 3, 2009

In the competition for growing in leadership roles, women have two tasks: they must struggle against organizations ruled by "machismo", and they must face stereotypes for their role as mothers.

A Deloitte study called "Perspectives for women in directive and managerial positions in Costa Rican companies, in relation to their labor experience", revealed that 53% of women in managerial positions believe that in most companies, the conditions for achieving leadership positions are not the same for both sexes.

Source: CentralAmericaData.COM

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Few Want to Become Entrepreneurs in Costa Rica

August 2013

Most Costa Ricans think it is better to make a living as a freelancer or as a government official.

In Costa Rica only two out of ten people plan to be entrepreneurs in the next two years.

This was revealed by a survey on entrepreneurship by Unimer, in which 1,200 adults were consulted. The main motivation given by the respondents was the increase in revenue and personal improvement.

Management Development Test

November 2010

The successful career of a manager goes through 5 stages. Check not to be anchored in one of them, it can prevent career success.

Maturity as a human being begins with childhood, then as teenager, youth, and finally adulthood is reached. Many people get stuck in one of these stages; those people can be described as immature.

How to Make Ourselves Indispensable at Work

September 2009

5 tips for reducing the change of getting fired, and making your co-workers care for you.

Ali Hale, in an article in Dumblittleman.com suggests 5 work attitudes that will make us indispensable.

1. Do Your Job – And Do It Well It is crucial to make sure you are doing your job, and doing it to a high standard.

Women Rise to Power

August 2009

Women participation in managerial positions has increased considerably, although there are discrimination barriers left.

A 2008 report by OECD explains that there is still a big gender gap in corporate management positions. However, this gap keeps getting smaller.

Women going up in the corporate ladder can be explained by economic and cultural changes, analyzed by Guadalupe Hernández in her article in Elsalvador.com.