Women
Thomson Reuters staff mark International Women's Day
Monday 08 March 2010
IWD, first observed in 1911, celebrates women’s economic, political and social achievements. It is a public holiday in China, Russia and some other countries.
The project, a collaboration involving the Reuters UK Online desk and the ● women@thomsonreuters network, is open to external guest contributors.
The live blog began with the observance of International Women's Day in Kiritimati, Kiribati. It is being anchored by different Reuters bureaus around the world including those in Singapore, India, Switzerland, Dubai, Britain, Canada and the United States.
Organisers say it is the first time something on this scale has been attempted at Reuters. They believe the "follow-the-sun" live blog format could provide a template for covering other global news events online and in real time. Other events covered by live blogs include the Winter Olympics 2010, the United Nations COP15 meeting. Although the duration of these events was much longer they were not covered around the clock and around the world.
Online events include:
● A special coverage page "Women in Focus"
http://uk.reuters.com//news/globalcoverage/womenInFocus
● A live follow-the-sun blog platform to which all are free to contribute
http://live.reuters.com/Event/International_Womens_Day_2010_2
● A slide show of Reuters images
http://online.thomsonreuters.com/womensday/
● Reuters is powering the Aurora International Women's Day site for the second year
http://internationalwomensday.com
● A series of guest great debate blogs
http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate-uk/tag/iwd/
● A special Twitter feed
http://twitter.com/Women_on_IWD
Women’s network celebrates first anniversary
Friday 18 September 2009
Women@Thomson Reuters, the group's global women’s network, is celebrating its first anniversary.
The network has grown to more than 1,700 women in over 20 chapters in Australia, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom and the United States.
The network's vision is to develop the talents and champion the contributions of Thomson Reuters' 23,000 female employees, promoting women as equal partners in the company's success, achievement and profitability.
Its main goal in the coming year is to grow the network so it is available to all women in all divisions and businesses of Thomson Reuters.
As part of the celebration, the network will run a global call on Thursday 24 September with Dimitra Manis, global head of talent, who will talk about Managing Your Career. The call is also open to male employees.
Time for the call is 9:00 to 10:00 am EDT / 2:00 to 3:00 pm BST / 7:30 to 8:30 pm Bangalore.
● SOURCE Thomson Reuters
The network has grown to more than 1,700 women in over 20 chapters in Australia, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom and the United States.
The network's vision is to develop the talents and champion the contributions of Thomson Reuters' 23,000 female employees, promoting women as equal partners in the company's success, achievement and profitability.
Its main goal in the coming year is to grow the network so it is available to all women in all divisions and businesses of Thomson Reuters.
As part of the celebration, the network will run a global call on Thursday 24 September with Dimitra Manis, global head of talent, who will talk about Managing Your Career. The call is also open to male employees.
Time for the call is 9:00 to 10:00 am EDT / 2:00 to 3:00 pm BST / 7:30 to 8:30 pm Bangalore.
● SOURCE Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters in top 50 for UK women
Tuesday 14 October 2008
Thomson Reuters has been named as one of the 50 best places for women to work in the UK. Companies were rated on three key areas: how they recruit top female talent, how they retain and develop female employees, and case studies of successful female employees.
Susan Taylor-Martin, managing director, UK and Ireland, markets division, said: “It’s fantastic that Thomson Reuters has been recognised in this list of companies that have proven recruitment, retention and development policies for women. We were able to provide real examples of women who use flexible working practices to juggle career, family, study and work in the community.
“We’re also proud of our global women’s affinity group and the role its members play in providing mentoring and support to female employees.”
The list was compiled by Aurora, a marketing company, and published in The Times. It did not rank the top 50 companies.
● SOURCE The Times
Susan Taylor-Martin, managing director, UK and Ireland, markets division, said: “It’s fantastic that Thomson Reuters has been recognised in this list of companies that have proven recruitment, retention and development policies for women. We were able to provide real examples of women who use flexible working practices to juggle career, family, study and work in the community.
“We’re also proud of our global women’s affinity group and the role its members play in providing mentoring and support to female employees.”
The list was compiled by Aurora, a marketing company, and published in The Times. It did not rank the top 50 companies.
● SOURCE The Times
Global women’s network launched
Wednesday 24 September 2008
Women working at Thomson Reuters have launched a global network to help female employees to expand their networks, find opportunities and develop their skills.
The Women's Network was launched through a series of three international telephone conferences on Wednesday. It draws together the legacy Thomson Financial CHIC group and various Reuters women's groups.
“The vision of the network is to develop the talents and champion the contributions of female employees, thus promoting women as equal partners in the success, achievement and profitability of Thomson Reuters,” said Julia Fuller, corporate responsibility manager, who leads the group.
The network operates via global and regional operating committees with local level networks. The UKI network draws women from 20+ locations across England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Events, held in person and by teleconference, address themes such as self branding, career development, mentoring and networking. The global group also operates a number of sub-committees including community engagement, mentoring, events management and marketing.
The next event is on 2 October at Canary Wharf, London.
The Women's Network was launched through a series of three international telephone conferences on Wednesday. It draws together the legacy Thomson Financial CHIC group and various Reuters women's groups.
“The vision of the network is to develop the talents and champion the contributions of female employees, thus promoting women as equal partners in the success, achievement and profitability of Thomson Reuters,” said Julia Fuller, corporate responsibility manager, who leads the group.
The network operates via global and regional operating committees with local level networks. The UKI network draws women from 20+ locations across England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Events, held in person and by teleconference, address themes such as self branding, career development, mentoring and networking. The global group also operates a number of sub-committees including community engagement, mentoring, events management and marketing.
The next event is on 2 October at Canary Wharf, London.
Singapore women launch network
Thursday 26 June 2008
The Singapore chapter of the Thomson Reuters women’s network was launched on 25 June with the support of nearly 100 women at the One Raffles Quay office.
Opening the event, Eddie Haddad, head of sales and customer service, ASEAN, Pacific, South Asia, spoke about the importance of nurturing female talent.
“We have to have Asians running Asia,” he said. “If we don’t let women move up the line, we’re going to have talent flight.”
Participants called for more events, opportunities to interact and exchange views, more pay and access to various job roles.
Celine Ooi of human resources said she wanted more visibility for senior Thomson Reuters women and an opportunity to establish more mentoring relationships.
● SOURCE Thomson Reuters
Opening the event, Eddie Haddad, head of sales and customer service, ASEAN, Pacific, South Asia, spoke about the importance of nurturing female talent.
“We have to have Asians running Asia,” he said. “If we don’t let women move up the line, we’re going to have talent flight.”
Participants called for more events, opportunities to interact and exchange views, more pay and access to various job roles.
Celine Ooi of human resources said she wanted more visibility for senior Thomson Reuters women and an opportunity to establish more mentoring relationships.
● SOURCE Thomson Reuters
