Ladies First
Women in Boards of Directors and Governing Bodies
03.11.2016, 21:00, BR 12.11.2016, 08:00, BR
Something interesting is happening on managing boards and governing bodies. After vigorous discussion, a resolution was reached according to which market-listed enterprises will voluntarily establish 40% quotas for women on all governing bodies by the year 2020.
Jumana Al-Sibai is used to work in an environment where women are the exception. She is an industrial engineer and responsible for sales and marketing of the entire Bosch company. She reports to the company management and the globally operating company follows her strategies. She has two children and her husband is a successful manager - her days require tough organization. "I work a lot more effective since my children were born. I am quicker in making decisions and spend less time for coffee breaks. What you learn from your children is to convince somebody of something he absolutely not convinced of before." Jumana Al-Sibai handles her success with sovereignty. At Bosch she is one of very few women in a leading position. She supports female net works and hopes society will find out one day that girls and boys both are equally interested in engineering. "In the end it is a question of upbringing. I have always loved cars."
Angelika Gifford, who is called Angie, is a real career woman, but definitely no - supercool manager type. The 47-year-old works in the German headquarters of Microsoft as a Senior director. She has a nine-year-old son and a husband, a freelancer who supports her as much as he can. She is en route approximately 50% of the time – in Europe, Abu Dhabi, South Africa, and Russia. After a week of travel, she prefers to stay at home with the family. "I think it's better for my son when I'm there for a longer stretch." The rest of the time, he is attended to by a nanny, her husband, and an international school.
Are women really beginning to make it? Do they actually do things differently – or perhaps even better – than men? The film observes a career women making their way through a formerly male world, and gets to know their strategies for success.