Ahead of the Olympic Games, equestrianism was overshadowed by Charlotte Dujardin’s withdrawal from the Paris event. But it would be a shame if, in the swirl of attention around Dujardin’s error of judgment, we lost sight of the fact that Paris is the first Olympic Games in history where women aren’t outnumbered by men – with equestrian events long leading the way to gender parity.
The same number of female and male athletes are participating in this summer’s Olympic Games. At least in one industry, we are beginning to close the gender gap.
But, if 50:50 representation is possible in sport, I have to wonder why we are so far behind in the corporate world – particularly tech.
I grew up with a lot of energy and loved the freedom sport gave me, but felt it was dominated by male fans and male athletes. There were so few female role models to look up to....