Good employers do now work hard for diversity which is proven to improve innovation Dame Stephanie ShirleyShirley knew her work was good enough to get her promoted. Freelance Programmers was a company of women and for women, focused on creating an environment where women could manage their home and professional lives. Running a female-friendly business in this way was also a deliberate choice that contrasted with the way other women had succeeded in a macho working culture. “When I started I went out of my way to meet the very few women in business I could locate. I came away thinking that if being in business means becoming like her then I don’t want to do it – it seemed entirely production oriented and about money, money, money,” Shirley says.

Source: The Guardian March 08, 2017 10:54 UTC