The Hand that Rocks the Cradle Cannot Rock the Boardroom

Published: April 3, 2014, 6:25 p.m.

b'Is it a myth that women can have it all, all of the time? Or do the rising numbers of female executives in Hong Kong and around the world suggest otherwise? Does the glass ceiling exist as a barrier to the boardroom, or is the only limitation to a woman\\u2019s professional success her personal ambition?\\n\\nTo celebrate International Women\\u2019s Day this year, Intelligence Squared Asia brought together four experts to ask whether a good mother has time to be a good CEO.\\n\\nIn this debate, which took place in Hong Kong on 3 March 2014, award-winning journalist and author Allison Pearson and author of \\u201cWonder Women: Sex, Power, and the Quest for Perfection\\u201d Debora Spar proposed the motion.\\n\\nCEO of Newton Investment Helena Morrissey and CEO of SOHO Property Zhang Xin opposed the motion. 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'