Travel is, broadly speaking, a worldwide phenomenon, and it follows that the technology supporting travelers and suppliers is similarly global.
As such, I have flown the flag throughout my career for diversity and equality of opportunity. I’ve come across many women who did not have the same background as me, and I’ve encouraged them to be stronger, more challenging and confident, to really understand what they want out of their life and career and how these goals can be achieved.
And mentoring is more than spellchecking cover letters and suggesting professional development courses. Mentoring is about making people feel assertive enough to speak up in meetings, confident enough to apply for senior roles and articulate enough to get up on stage at conferences and events. Click here to learn more and register now Nursing, teaching and retail are soft skill-based and remain female-dominated but the ratios are changing. Gender-biased career choices still happen and are a result of this distinction between hard and soft skills. The sooner this distinction is dropped, the better.
AgeAnother component of women’s leadership dialogue is about diversity in general, and another area I am passionate about is age diversity. My take here is that the input from the older generations within the workplace can benefit the entire organization.