There are so many challenges that are facing the world right now. We need to have the best talent on board.” A key aspect of Dr Emuwa’s work today is


championing change and building a global network of men and women engaged in making a positive impact and changing mindsets around what is possible. One of these networks is 100 Women @Davos. “As a student of economics many years ago, I’d


always heard about the World Economic Forum and I never imagined I would be invited to attend,” explained Dr Emuwa. “But I did attend. And what I found in this conference centre with 2,500 people was that


it was


mainly men and not very many women. It was when another woman came up to me to speak to me and then you know there was a third. “We know the talent is obviously equally distributed


between men and women. And not having sufficient representation means that we’re losing out on dealing with the challenges and problem solving.”


NORMALISING WOMEN IN GLOBAL LEADERSHIP As Dr Emuwa articulates and explores in the previous article, ‘Blueprint for a new, more inclusive workplace', unconscious bias remains an ongoing challenge. This is why every story told in this celebration of outstanding women leading internationally is so important – and why connecting and collaborating to support systemic change is vital. “What we see with the data, it tells us that actually


the perception of women as leaders is not very positive,” said Dr Emuwa in her France24 interview. “In fact, the trend is downwards. So, we need to spotlight more women so that we normalise the fact that there are women as leaders in finance, in economies, in all fields and that it’s normal. “The second thing we need to do is to make sure


that we bring them together. We find that when you have the power of community, when you have more women together, people get attuned and aligned to this because without realising it, both men and women are biased because we are used to seeing power as being [in the hands of] men. So, we need to normalise the image.” Supporting


each other is also


fundamental to bringing about change and absolutely


what Dr Emuwa


embodies as a leader. “We need to have access to the decisions that are being made behind closed doors. We need to get women into those rooms. We also need to get them into the informal networks, which is very often where contacts and appointments are made at senior level. It’s not about filling the application: it’s about the people who know you. “What we’re doing is trying to


create a workplace that is more attuned to women.”


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“ We know the talent is obviously equally distributed between men and women. And not having sufficient representation means that we’re losing out on dealing with the challenges and problem solving.”


Below: Keynote speaker at our 2023 Think Women event, Inspiring Global Women for Growth, at the IoD, London


THINK WOMEN


GLOBAL LEADERSHIP


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