Who knew that #Barbie would be feminist cool? #Mattel have done a great job with a satirical take on their 64 year old product. Think I will watch the movie, along with #Oppenheimer which I read is trailing at the box office..we’d rather be in the pink. on.ft.com/46Zy3iq

It’s not just where are the women, although that is scarily stark, it’s where are any voices apart from the tech companies?

If empathy is the most important leadership trait we may have a problem. A recent Korn Ferry annual survey of 3,000 HR professionals, showed 1/3 don’t find their CEO empathetic, a 16% drop from 2022.
#leadership #empathy #ceo forbes.com/sites/tracybro…

How actors are losing their voices to AI via Financial Times
Sad and a bit sinister! Actors not realising they have signed away the rights to their voice in perpetuity.
#AI #IP #Unemployment on.ft.com/46sXN6G

UK steer co pavita cooper Liz Dimmock Steffan Williams & Laura Whitcombe signing the book at LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) on #IWD2023 after #RingTheBell for #genderequity #EmbraceEquity

HR Magazine - UK ranks fifth globally for progress on gender equality- sounds good but only 1% of global companies have closed their gender pay gap. That gap widens for women of colour. We have a long way to go to achieve parity. #genderequity #HR #paygap hrmagazine.co.uk/content/news/u…

You have been a great leader Cindy McCain and we look forward to Cindy McCain taking your legacy forward.

Half the human race has yielded 10% of Fortune 500 CEOs finance-yahoo-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/finance.ya…

“Whether you're a feminist or an economist – or just a person who wants to live in a better world – you should want to see all girls in school.”
— Malala Yousafzai

Another reason to love Rihanna ♥️

She’s donated millions to fight climate change 🌍

rescued after 5 days under the rubble in turkey. my god, what a miracle.

Reminiscing some BRIT Awards Red Carpet moments😍 #BRITs #Priceless

The pink tax is actually contributing to the hoard of women leaving the workplace at alarming rates. If we want to tackle this growing problem, then we must reimagine what work should look and feel like, and it goes far beyond the notion of money. fastcompany.com/90832296/the-p…

Thailand is allowing the nation’s first virtual banks to offer services in 2025 as part of efforts to boost competition and cut costs for businesses and individuals- a trend we’ve seen in recent times spread across Europe. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

With venture capital drying up and banks failing to properly digitally transform over the past decade, 2023 will be the year we see acquisitions on the table for a number of struggling high-growth fintech firms. cityam.com/cashed-up-bank…

By addressing #FinancialInclusion once and for all, we can take on other crises such as the “reduction of poverty, better health, food security, being resilient if you’ve been displaced by climate or by war.” thesuitecollective.com/mary-ellen-isk…

The Bank of America has stated that #CBDCs , stablecoins and other digital currencies represent the “future of money.” It concludes that central banks must adopt technological advances or risk becoming irrelevant in the long term. insightmea.com/bank-of-americ…

Despite global #Investment in the #Fintech industry slowing down in 2022, the UK retained its position as the leading nation for fintech in Europe, and the second best globally behind the U.S. - £10.2bn was received in funding last year. uktech.news/fintech/uk-fin…

#BigTech has not been immune to recent economic hardships and higher rates of firings last year have been found to have disproportionately affected #Women and mid-career talent, making it even more difficult to improve #Diversity in the sector. reuters.com/business/susta…

Thanks to the digitalisation of the past few years, emerging markets have been able to skip a generation of #Innovation and enable ‘technology leapfrogging’, in turn, fuelling #FinancialInclusion . forbes.com/sites/forbeste…