{"id":3959,"date":"2022-09-06T04:26:14","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T04:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ceo-worldwide.com\/blog\/?p=3959"},"modified":"2024-05-06T05:01:54","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T05:01:54","slug":"bridging-the-gender-gap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ceo-worldwide.com\/blog\/bridging-the-gender-gap\/","title":{"rendered":"Bridging the Gender Gap"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An interview with our CEO and Founder: Patrick Mataix<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>What do you think are the necessary steps for companies to take to promote inclusion and diversity?<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>It\u2019s complicated, but maybe the solution is what you are doing at Girl Power Talk; what we are doing with Female Executive Search; what other similar initiatives are doing. It\u2019s a long journey, but I think if we all share our different perspectives, we can evolve, one step at a time. Promoting the young generation is key, and acting from the top is also crucial. Perhaps this will be easier through creation of new companies, because having more women in entrepreneurship enables us to create more female C-Level positions.<\/em>..<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/girlpowertalk.com\/patrick-mataix-female-executive-search\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Read the complete interview here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An interview with our CEO and Founder: Patrick Mataix What do you think are the necessary steps for companies to take to promote inclusion and diversity? It\u2019s complicated, but maybe the solution is what you are doing at Girl Power Talk; what we are doing with Female Executive Search; what other similar initiatives are doing. &#8230; <a title=\"Bridging the Gender Gap\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ceo-worldwide.com\/blog\/bridging-the-gender-gap\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Bridging the Gender Gap\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":3960,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[346],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[613],"class_list":["post-3959","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-female-executives"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ceo-worldwide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/pexels-photo-1181605.jpeg?fit=1880%2C1255&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7XjMV-11R","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7399,"url":"https:\/\/www.ceo-worldwide.com\/blog\/female-executive-search\/","url_meta":{"origin":3959,"position":0},"title":"Female Executive Search","author":"CEO Worldwide","date":"","format":false,"excerpt":"In boardrooms across the globe, gender-diverse leadership teams consistently outperform their peers. 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