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Companies prefer ticking boxes to breaking the glass ceiling

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imageResearch shows when there are three women on a board, as opposed to one, they are seen as individuals rather than the "female voice".Image sourced from Shutterstock.com

“Empowerment of the world’s women is a global imperative,” UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said at the 2016 World Economic Forum. Although the worldwide trend to...

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