Effective status meetings lead to successful projects. Like a pump at a water station, you--the consultant leading a project--are the one who has to keep everything moving. Follow these guidelines to ensure that your team's project flows smoothly. One of the most valuable tools you have as a project manager is a weekly project status meeting. I approach any significant project by holding weekly project updates. These status meetings help: The new project members develop as a team. Me, as the project manager, identify weaknesses early enough to make corrections.
Why many retired women live in poverty. On average, senior women live on far less annual income than men. Gender inequality doesn't end at the workplace. For many women, the gender gap haunts them well into their retirement years, when far more women find themselves living in poverty. In fact, women are almost twice as likely as men to live below the poverty line during retirement, with single and minority women struggling the most (see chart).
According to a new World Bank report, The Effect of Womenâs Economic Power in Latin America and the Caribbean, launched today at the Inter-American Dialogue in Washington, more low-income women entered the work force than high-income, a crucial insight in the poverty reduction of the region.owever, there are still major challenges. Women in countries such as Chile, Brazil, Mexico or Peru are paid less than men, particularly in top professions â a gap that is widening. Another interesting factor to look at, according to Louise Cord, is the way employers value experience depending on gender.