In a world where our daughters won’t see gender pay parity in their entire careers and there are still three times more men named “John” running UK FTSE 100 companies than women, we’re facing a crisis of invisible women in the workplace.
A year ago, I transitioned my fortnightly newsletter The Conversation’s to Substack. I invest a lot of time and energy in my newsletter, on thoughtful marketing, PR and creative business, and I wanted to give it a life beyond inboxes – to offer it a place it could breathe and grow.
“I’m starting to think my profile could be an asset for the business,” a brilliant female founder confided over a virtual Zoom coffee a couple of weeks back (I miss real life, barista made flat whites and hugging clients hello but that’s a sidebar). “I always want to make it about the business but I think I could be a bit of an asset.”
