ROUNDTABLE REVIEW
women into these positions. At Edinburgh, we’ve run women and leadership courses specifically for non-exec directors and brought more women in that way.” Cathy Cassell “There’s help we can give from our research. We know that just improving the number of women on boards often isn’t enough, just selecting more diverse people is not enough if the culture remains the same. We really have to advocate for inclusive cultures and encourage organisations, companies, boards and our own schools to develop these. Pipelines are absolutely crucial, but inclusive cultures attract diverse people.” Barbara Stöttinger “If we look at the business environment in Austria, it was the legal requirement for boards to be 30 per cent female that really pushed the agenda. I think it’s the responsibility of women in those roles, regardless of whether it’s companies or universities, to ‘send the elevator back down’. We need to embrace responsibility when we are in those leadership roles to encourage women to take the next step because we are standing on the shoulders of those women who have come before us.” Delphine Manceau “We need to prepare students for more diversity and inclusivity by explaining cognitive bias. It’s important that young generations are aware, both male and female students, of this kind of bias and take it into consideration in the way they manage, from very junior management positions to later on when they assume more responsibility.” Marion Debruyne “Once you reach board level, there are ample opportunities – it’s getting there that’s hard. I recently wrote an opinion piece quoting what pilots call the ‘1 in 60 rule’: when you are one degree o course, 60 miles later, you’re a now a full mile o
PANEL PARTICIPANTS
CHAIR Colette Doyle Head of editorial AMBA & BGA DELEGATES
Cathy Cassell Executive dean Durham University Business School
Marion Debruyne Dean, Vlerick Business School
Catherine Duggan Director, University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business
Wendy Loretto Dean, University of
Edinburgh Business School ( at the time of going to press ) Chair of AMBA & BGA
Delphine Manceau Dean, Neoma Business School
Barbara Stöttinger Dean, Wu Executive Academy
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