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b'Equal pay. Gender bias. Sexual harassment. A year on from the start of the #MeToo movement, conversations around these topics have exploded \\u2013 and progress on many fronts can seem slow. Nearly 80 percent of British companies have a gender pay-gap; more than two thirds of MPs are male; and FTSE 100 companies are more likely to be led by a man called David than by a woman of any name.\\n\\n\\nIt is clear that new ideas and concrete actions are needed to redress gender inequality at work. Award-winning broadcaster\\xa0Mishal Husain\\xa0and tech entrepreneur\\xa0Martha Lane Fox\\xa0have a game plan. Intelligence Squared hosted a and personal conversation between two leaders in their respective fields about the challenges and opportunities that women face rising to the top.\\n\\n\\nMishal Husain has over twenty years of experience as a journalist and is perhaps best known as presenter of BBC Radio 4\\u2019s Today programme. Her reporting and interviewing have taken her all over the world, from Rohingya refugee camps to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle\\u2019s first interview on their engagement. Her new book,\\xa0The Skills \\u2013 From First Job to Dream Job; What Every Woman Needs to Know, aims to inspire, motivate and encourage women of all ages to reach their potential by focusing on practical skills that make a difference in the workplace.\\n\\n\\nMartha Lane Fox is one of Britain\\u2019s best known businesswomen. She co-founded lastminute.com, was appointed the government\\u2019s Digital Champion and became the youngest ever female member of the House of Lords at the age of forty. She now serves on the board of Twitter and has founded a charity which fights for a fairer internet and responsible technology. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/intelligencesquared.\\n \\n\\xa0See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'