In a male-dominated field where many employers are trying to rectify their gender balance, everyone is competing for the same strong female candidates. Final thoughts I’ve touched on a lot of issues today, none in much detail. But I hope I have given a flavour of the complexity and the depth of the issues we face, both in economics and the economy more broadly.
Equality of the sexes is essential if we are to achieve our economic potential as a nation. When someone faces bias or artificial obstacles, it holds all of us back. Overcoming those biases and unmaking those obstacles won’t be easy, either in the profession or in other workplaces. But it is certainly worth doing, for both males and females, now and in future.