A Ducere panel full of Australia’s most inspiring business leaders. (L-R) Catherine Powell, Fmr. Managing Director, Australia and New Zealand, The Walt Disney Company; Jan Owen, Chief Executive Officer, The Foundation for Young Australians; Hon. Julia Gillard, Chancellor of Ducere; Daniel Flynn, Managing Director and Co-founder, Thankyou Group; Susan Ferrier, National Managing Partner People, Performance and Culture, KPMG Australia.
On International Women’s Day we are prompted to both celebrate and reflect on progress in the area of gender equity. Considering women make up more than 50% of the population, the shockingly low representation of women in business, particularly leadership roles, is unconscionable.
As Head of Course Development at Ducere Global Business School and a former business school student, I am constantly uncovering subtle yet very important biases that can lead women to believe they don’t belong in business and the lofty ranks of senior leadership roles.
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