Aquitude CEO, Christina Ioannidis was quoted in today’s Observer on issues facing women in the boardroom of the city’s companies. Research commissioned by the Observer reveals that UK boardrooms are still overwhelmingly male-dominated, despite the fact that more than nine out of 10 companies claim to have an equal opportunities policy in place.
Christina Ioannidis, CEO of Aquitude, a leadership and organisational development consultancy specialising in diversity, recommends women find themselves a mentor or mentors who can give advice and act as a sounding board. “As with everything, having a diverse range of mentors, each with differing experience, viewpoints and contacts, is key,” she says.
Ioannidis also counsels women to be strategic and to work out their objectives by taking time out to evaluate their skills, their strengths and their weaknesses.
The full article can be read here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2009/aug/23/women-directors-gender-gap-survey
