NEWSFLASH: Not Enough Women Work In Your Office

Hiring more women makes companies stronger and more profitable, which means gender equality in the workplace is officially good for business. There's even math to prove it! But women still make up only a small percentage of the workforce. Why aren't they getting hired? Oh, right. Sexism.

At 1:50 you'll see how bad the gender gap really is, at 5:25 you'll learn why workplace diversity is good for business, at 5:58 you'll see the math that backs this up, and at 12:04 and 14:35 you'll find what businesses and governments can do to make themselves part of the solution instead of part of the problem. Let's just hope they listen.
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Hiring more women makes companies stronger and more profitable, which means gender equality in the workplace is officially good for business. There's even math to prove it! But women still make up only a small percentage of the workforce. Why aren't they getting hired? Oh, right. Sexism.

At 1:50 you'll see how bad the gender gap really is, at 5:25 you'll learn why workplace diversity is good for business, at 5:58 you'll see the math that backs this up, and at 12:04 and 14:35 you'll find what businesses and governments can do to make themselves part of the solution instead of part of the problem. Let's just hope they listen.

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