I have recently recruited for two head of finance positions, a CFO role, and a managing director role. My candidate list for all four roles were heavily male dominated. These were roles ranging from €90,000 to €150,000 salaries and were all attractive in their own right. For one of the illustrated adverts, we posted a picture of a female professional to encourage more female applicants. Not one woman applied. At The Panel, we need to be very careful around the wording of our ads and the use of language to avoid unconscious bias. The wording of those ads used the…

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