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By Janette Fatherty (September 2008 Issue)
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In 1969 Dr Eleanor Macdonald, a truly inspirational woman who was the first female director of a major UK company, set up an organisation called Women in Management to support both existing women managers and those aspiring to become women managers.

Like other visionaries, she believed that, by the 21st century, the need for such an organisation would have “withered away” as the sheer number of women moving into higher education and through into management would ensure that women rose to senior roles and that a woman’s role would then be in the boardroom. If only.

Women today still only comprise 5 per cent of directors of the top 200 UK companies and account for 33 per cent of management roles. Women managers earn 12 per cent less than their male colleagues. While more women than ever are starting their own business, they still only comprise 26 per cent of new businesses.

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