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“I’ll have a coffee please.” “Are you here to help set up the booth?” “Who is taking care of your children while you are here?” “There’s no need to get so emotional.” These are but a few of the statements and questions that women in business face on a day-to-day basis. And while every individual’s experience differs and in many cases these questions and statements are born out of ignorance, rather than malicious intent, it points to an overall issue that women face – the subtle diminishment of the role that they play.
Finance is, without a doubt, not immune to this issue and it occurs across the value chain and throughout organisational hierarchies. A lack of gender diversity remains a key issue for financial services globally, with women representing only 40% of the...
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