The odds are still stacked against women in the upper echelons of the business world. For International Women’s Day (IWD), four female business leaders break down the biggest challenges they’ve faced in their careers so far.
The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day is ‘break the bias’, but whether it’s moments of everyday sexism, the gender pay gap or the lack of women occupying top positions in companies, women still face many barriers in the workplace.
This is reflected in the statistics, with just nine female CEOs in the top role at FTSE 100 businesses. Bias is a key contributor, according to Dr Joanna Abeyie, CEO and founder of executive search firm Blue Moon, who was speaking at a Raconteur roundtable for IWD.