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5 Women Executives Breaking Bias - International Women's Day Special by Locelle

5 Women Executives Breaking Bias - International Women's Day Special by Locelle

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With tech and C-suite the most widely recognized areas as being challenging for minority groups to break into and thrive in, there are clear gaps that businesses are not addressing ā€“ starting with Bias.

Women account for only 21% of early executives and 89% of companies have 0% of BIWOC (Black, Indigenous, Women of Colour) in leadership. With tech and C-suite the most widely recognized areas as being challenging for minority groups to break into and thrive in, there are clear gaps that businesses are not addressing – starting with Bias.

There are however incredible women leaders who are breaking bias in a big way! From tech royalty, to the youngest Dragon, to being the first female CEO of a transportation company, to an Indigenous Executive breaking the glass ceiling, to women in C-Suite in traditionally male dominated roles, these women are crushing stereotypes.

What’s also beautiful about these women is that they are creating an ecosystem for other women and underrepresented communities, actively or by way of the “trickle down effect.” Their work and representation are readily changing the fabrics and infrastructures of work spaces to tell the world that gender equality simply can’t and should not wait nearly 100 years as studies suggest.

When Humaira Ahmed, CEO of Locelle, set out to find these women who are challenging status quo and breaking bias through her network and their networks, another interesting thing happened – She learnt that there are even fewer BIWOC women in executive leadership. With that said, Ahmed is proud to feature an Indigenous Executive, a Black Woman leading the way in Blockchain, Canada’s youngest Dragon on Dragons’ Den and a Unicorn CEO, a Filipina-Canadian-American CTO of the world’s best design agency and the first female CEO of a transportation company!

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