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  • 2012-09-06T20:00:00Z
  • 1h
  • 2h (2 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
Multimillionaire entrepreneur Hilary Devey wants to find out why so few women make it to the top in business. Hilary discovers why men still hold more than 80 per cent of Britain's senior jobs, examining factors like maternity leave, the cost of childcare and women's leadership style. Along the way, Hilary hears some home truths about the prospects for women inside her own company, and confronts her belief that it is up to the individual to smash through the glass ceiling. She also learns that mixed gender teams can lead to bigger profits, convincing her that the male-dominated British business world is missing out on a valuable asset.

2 episodes

Series Premiere

2012-09-06T20:00:00Z

1x01 The Problem

Series Premiere

1x01 The Problem

  • 2012-09-06T20:00:00Z1h

In the first of a two-part programme, she assesses the possible reasons for the situation, including unconscious biases in recruitment and promotion, and asks whether female employees are too reticent in seeking pay rises. She also talks to stay-at-home mothers about their ambitions, and submits her own logistics company to a gender audit.

2012-09-13T20:00:00Z

1x02 The Solution

1x02 The Solution

  • 2012-09-13T20:00:00Z1h

The entrepreneur explores ways to help women prosper in the workplace, beginning by visiting Norway to assess the effectiveness of a law that requires a minimum 40 per cent of boardroom positions to be awarded to female candidates. She then analyses initiatives introduced by some of Britain's biggest companies to help working mothers, discovers why the British government is considering major changes to parental leave, and decides to improve the prospects for women in her own business - beginning with the predominantly male warehouse team.

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