New government business adviser says Britain will easily surpass Silicon Valley in finance technology
Why is it, Eileen Burbidge asks, that girls at primary school are required to wear skirts and play netball rather than wear shorts and play football. “At seven years old, what are you saying to the children at that age?” asked Burbidge, a newly appointed member of David Cameron’s business advisory panel.
A key investor in companies at the forefront of financial innovation, Burbidge is concerned that gender stereotyping is a real problem. But despite a recent controversy over diversity in Silicon Valley, she does not feel being a woman in her industry has held her back.
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Source: The Guardian Circular Economy RSS