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International Women’s Day: What Women Want
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13/03/2024
Gender biases against women can take many forms; and still exist all over the world. Some women are taking the lead in change to inspire others, but there is much more progress to be made.
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The aim of this year`s International Women`s Day was to inspire inclusion. From technology
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to academia, women are leading the fight to eliminate gender bias and forge a more equal
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world.
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Welcome to the Exchange from our studios here in Doha.
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Coming up, I speak to two women who are leading the way when it comes to inclusion.
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Catherine Mayer from the International Conference Group Web Summit. She`s also the new CEO of
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U.S. radio network NPR, plus Dr. Shahina Jandua Jivran, author and educator of one of the
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world`s leading business school brands.
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Well, International Women`s Day is a day that highlights the strength, courage and resilience
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of women around the world. With its origins dating right back to 1911, International Women`s
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Day was officially recognized in 1975 by the United Nations. Since then, March the 8th
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is celebrated for the social, economic, political and cultural achievements of women across
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the globe.
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Catherine Mayer is the CEO of NPR, a vast media network of over 1,000 U.S. radio stations.
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She`s also a board director of events organization Web Summit. I caught up with her to get her
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perspective on the fight for equality in the boardrooms of big tech.
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I am encouraged by the trends that we see around women being in leadership roles generally
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in politics and academia. I have to say that the technology world is not keeping up. We`re
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seeing incredible graduation rates of women coming out of STEM programs. That`s particularly
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true here in the Middle East. We are seeing that women are graduating with advanced degrees
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at higher rates than men all across the globe. But we are not seeing that translate into
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women founders who are being successful, being able to raise capital for their ventures.
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We are not seeing that translate into necessarily women leadership at the top of the large technology
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companies.
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And I know for Web Summit, one of the things that we invest very deeply in is our women
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in tech program, which brings thousands of women into our events. We focus on trying
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to achieve gender parity in terms of our attendees. We really focus on founder - women founders
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at our startups. About one-third of our startups at Web Summit Lisbon were women founded. So,
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we`re doing our part. We feel like the rest of the industry needs to continue to do its
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part as well.
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Catherine Mayer there on how corporate leadership is changing. But could gender also be altering
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the way institutions invest? Our reporter Cyril Fenares in Paris has been exploring
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the link between female investors and saving the planet.
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Hello, Guy. It`s a fact women invest less than men. But this is changing. And the good
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news is that it can change the world too. We talk to Catherine Abonin, the president
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of Europe`s first network of women business angels.
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Thank you for being with us. Tell us about this new generation of investors.
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It is great, this new generation of investors. The rise of cryptocurrencies or the rise
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of startups has made that now we talk a lot more about money and investment in the young
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generation. And they are the most powerful among the women investors community.
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You also note an increase in women`s investment in impact. Explain to us.
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Impact investment for women is quite natural because they are looking for meaning. And
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in this regard, impact investment, that is, investment, for example, in the environmental
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sector, on solar energy, or investment in the societal field. I think in the health
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sector, but especially in the sector of disability. By investing in a company that
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acts in this area, women investors can have a societal, economic and environmental impact.
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What should be done to go towards more parity and therefore a more sustainable, more inclusive
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world?
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First, we have to figure out, measure. That is the first thing. The second is to raise
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women`s investment. And for that, we have to start talking about investment and the
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economy at school.
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That`s it, Guy. As you can see, there`s still a long way to go, but the momentum is right.
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So what can be done to maintain this momentum? I spoke to Dr. Shahina Jandua-Jurav, associate
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professor in leadership and innovation at HEC Paris Business School in Qatar. She`s
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also an award-winning author. And I started by asking her about the glass ceiling and
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what steps employers and women should adopt to smash through it.
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The glass ceiling is still a thing, but actually, there is another area we need to pay a lot
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more attention to. And that`s - it`s got two names. Either it`s called the sticky floor
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or the broken rung. If women don`t get the right support from their direct line managers,
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that`s the point at which they leave the organization.
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What`s your message to CEOs over the next sort of two to five years?
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It`s not enough to walk the talk. It is - it is really throwing resources, investing in
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it. This is what makes a difference for women`s careers.
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So, lots of challenges, but is there also hope?
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Pre-COVID, the World Economic Forum had estimated it would take 100 years to reach gender parity.
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That data last year is now at 131 years. So, we`re talking about five generations. And
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that`s really where the problem is, that there is a lot of work going on, there`s a huge
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amount of activity. We have International Women`s Day, but it`s not enough. We need
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leadership commitment to it.
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So, one of your most recent books, "Take the Lead," a call to action. Can you tell us a
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bit more about that?
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The book is for women, and it`s also for men to take on the role of allyship and to recognize
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their role as champions, which is a much more nuanced form of sponsorship to support women
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into leadership.
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So, challenging assumptions around imposter syndrome, challenging assumptions around how
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women lead teams. And some of the data that`s quite old actually bringing a fresh approach
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to it.
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Now, for our Business in 60 feature. And this time, we focus on companies with women at
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the helm. Start the clock.
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Oracle will be declaring its quarterly results this month. The database and tech company
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maintained a strong share price throughout 2023. 2024 looks promising for the company
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as it expands operations throughout the world, intending to break into the market in the
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Middle East.
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Fashion brand Chanel will be launching their new spring/summer collection this month. 2023
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was an exciting year for the brand, launching new stores across the MENA region. The iconic
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fashion label will be hoping that the new collection will be good news for shareholders
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and a continuation of its performance in 2023.
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And General Motors is hosting its annual investors day. The giant American automobile manufacturing
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company had a mixed set of results in 2023, being forced to lay off more than 1,000 workers
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in its Michigan-based factory. Let`s hope for shareholders and the company that 2024
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brings much better news.
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Inside the boardrooms of the world`s biggest businesses, equality and diversity have never
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been more closely monitored. But as we`ve heard, companies need to evolve in order to
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stay alive. This means inclusivity, the theme of this year`s International Women`s Day,
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is not just about forging a fairer world. It`s equally emerging as a strategy for longer
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term financial success.
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Well, that`s all we have time for on this edition of the show. Thank you for watching.
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Please do check out euronews.com for all your latest business news. And join us again next
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time on "The Exchange."
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