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Are Women Taken Less Seriously in the Workplace?

Posted on: January 2, 2025

Are Women Taken Less Seriously in the Workplace?

On this episode of Bloomberg’s In the City podcast, we discuss whether female leaders are taken less seriously than their male counterparts, and what businesses can do about it. Mary Ann Sieghart, author of “The Authority Gap” and visiting professor at the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership at King’s College London, joins hosts Francine Lacqua, David Merritt and Allegra Stratton.

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