9 NOVEMBER2026W MAN LEADERGLOBAL W MAN LEADERGLOBAL Carter's Inc. names Sarah Crockett to the post of Chief Brand Officer as a part of its larger executive restructuring to boost its growth strategies. Crockett, who has been serving the kids' apparel firm as the Chief Marketing Officer since June 2025, will now have additional duties in the areas of branding, marketing and customer engagement. Prior to Carter's, she has held senior marketing posts with the companies like DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse and Nature's Sunshine Products, in addition to having worked with brands such as Dickies, REI, and Vans. UN CEDAW URGES EIGHT COUNTRIES TO STRENGTHEN WOMEN'S RIGHTS PROTECTIONIn the International Labour Organization's report "Women in Business and Management: Scaling Success," although there has been some development in women's participation at various management levels, some gaps continue to exist. The rate of firms having a woman CEO is 23.4% and becomes 28.2% in 2025, whereas the proportion of firms having a woman chair increases from 13.1% to 30.9%. However, women continue to hold only 30% of managerial posts around the world. According to a survey done on 11,957 firms in 99 countries, more than 68% of firms have seen good results from gender equality programs. WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP GAINS HIGHLIGHTED IN NEW ILO REPORTCARTER'S APPOINTS SARAH CROCKETT AS CHIEF BRAND OFFICERRecommendations from the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) include that Angola, Cabo Verde, the Cook Islands, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Paraguay, the Republic of Moldova, and Togo must take further steps to better protect women and girls. Recommendations from the most recent CEDAW findings indicate problems in the areas of gender-based violence, women's political participation, economic involvement, education and reproductive health care. These findings indicate that Angola must improve their legal framework and services for survivors as well as increase access to entrepreneurship for rural women in Angola. Cabo Verde must increase women's representation in executive posts.
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