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Why a different approach could bring greater success
13 Mar 2020
The real barriers to female progression
What is really holding women back?
In a Nutshell: Issue 95
The number of women reaching senior leadership positions within organisations has slowed and stalled since the 1990s. These authors set out to investigate the reasons behind this, and whether it’s long-hour cultures that are holding women back.
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Reviewed by:
Rachel Suff, Employment Relations and Diversity Adviser (Europe)
Rachel Suff joined the CIPD as a policy adviser in 2014 to increase the CIPD’s public policy profile and engage with politicians, civil servants, policy-makers and commentators to champion better work and working lives. An important part of her role is to ensure that the views of the profession inform CIPD policy thinking on issues such as health and well-being, employee engagement and employment relations. As well as conducting research on UK employment issues, she helps guide the CIPD’s thinking in relation to European developments affecting the world of work. Rachel’s prior roles include working as a researcher for XpertHR and as a senior policy adviser at Acas.
