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Article

20 Feb 2013

Author:
Sharmila Devi, Financial Times

Fleur Bothwick: Working for progress across a firm with global reach

Fleur Bothwick…, director of diversity and inclusive leadership at Ernst & Young…has her sights set on E&Y reaching its EMEIA target of 17 per cent female partners…In the UK, the firm has 19 per cent female partners…Working for change…is no easy task…because of the different legislative frameworks and cultures around the world…Retaining and promoting women…makes hard commercial sense…Research…found…preparing women for leadership…are…vital to the success of the firm… [T]he firm started to focus on its leadership pipeline...There are a variety of approaches tailored to different countries…Challenges include overcoming the “imposter syndrome”…or the impact of unconscious bias...[A]ttitudes are changing across business, although some sectors are still seen as more tough. [refers to Lehman Brothers]