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Women have become engines for economic growth.

#TheExchange speaks to the women who #breakthebias not only advancing the status of women in business but also helping the women around them and their community to break out of gender stereotypes and expectations.👇

Women in positions of power like @vonderleyen, @lagarde, @SecYellen, @NOIweala have shown they’re as capable as their male counterparts in running big, global organisations.

According to @Deloitte, women held 19.7% of board seats globally, up from 16.9% in 2018.

At the current rate of progress, when do you think will we see gender pay parity?

One major way to promote equal pay is to boost female labour force participation in traditionally male dominated industries.

That’s where @stemettes comes in, encouraging young women to get involved in STEM.

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In the UK, several attacks on women at night has spurred other women to create apps in a bid to make the streets safe again.

@ewither met with @EmmaKayWalkSafe and @deVeerUta, who both launched safety apps despite not having prior experience in tech.

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The gender financing gap has been one of the biggest barriers in entrepreneurship. Only around 2% of VC funding goes to women-led startups.

But @VelissarisVC and her all-women team are trying to change that.

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The pandemic may have rolled back gender parity years, but there’s no doubt it gives governments and organisations more opportunity to build back a fairer and more sustainable future for everyone.

Check our latest episode of #TheExchange for more.👇

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