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Viviane De Beaufort

Viviane de Beaufort is a full professor of European law at ESSEC and an expert in public policy and lobbying, and a recognized spokesperson on Women Empowerment. She is the author of numerous books and articles on the institutional system and lobbying, in business law and corporate governance. Viviane runs the European Center for Law and Economics (CEDE- Ceressec). She is responsible for ESSEC's executive programs dedicated to the emancipation of women, including the Women Be Board Ready program, and is the school's gender equality referent.

THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS

Leadership

What women want: As leaders and professionals

by Viviane De Beaufort

What makes some professional women step aside instead of leaning in?

Leadership

Women on boards: State of affairs in France and Europe

by Viviane De Beaufort

Viviane de Beaufort analyzes the current state of gender equality on corporate boards in France.

Sustainability

Shareholder activism in France: the good, the bad, and the ugly

by Viviane De Beaufort

Europe is far from the Far West, but according to Professor Viviane de Beaufort, Director of the European Center for Law and Economics (CEDE), shots have started flying!

Society

HILLARY, WOMEN, AND POWER: WALK LIKE A WOMAN AND TALK LIKE A MAN?

by Viviane De Beaufort

In the light of the US election campaign and the diversity issues it has raised, Viviane de Beaufort, Professor at ESSEC Business School, Co-Director of the European Center for Law and Economics and Academic Director of the Program "Women in Entrepreneurship", shares her research into women and their relationship with power

Communication

Women and the web: virtual networks and giving value to expertise

by Viviane De Beaufort

Viviane de Beaufort, tenure Prof. at ESSEC Business School and internationally recognized spokeswoman on law, economics and women’s entrepreneurship, looks into how women can use social networks and the web as windows for their professional expertise.

Economy & Finance

Brexit, so what?

by Viviane De Beaufort

From a European perspective, it may not be such a big deal - but a lot still depends on what the member countries decide to do.

Sustainability

E-lobbying: learn to use the web to influence decision-makers

by Viviane De Beaufort

From the book Lobbying : cadre, outils & stratégies, edited by Viviane de Beaufort and Françoise Hacque-Cosson

Sustainability

Lobbying, Public Opinion and the Rise of the Digital Democracy

by Viviane De Beaufort

Within a new digital landscape, lobbying is more than ever a tool for democracy and a means to involve civil society in the policy-making process.

Economy & Finance

Can “Economic Patriotism” Exist at the European Level?

by Viviane De Beaufort

Has the time therefore come to reevaluate the traditional dimension of the European Union and its common market?

Leadership

Women and their Relationship to Power

by Viviane De Beaufort

Is there a feminine approach to power and will this be a vehicle for change in our corporate governance model?

Viviane De Beaufort

Classes and interviews

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