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While the work of the pioneering and hardworking women who came before us has done so much for the women in business today, there is still a great deal of work to be done. It is incumbent upon us all to speak up and continue to make a difference in our own places of work and advance the cause of all women in the workplace. That is why today we are focusing on investment and gender equality in the workplace. Helping us tackle the cause for women\\u2019s equality in the workplace is the unshakeable Martine Liautaud.

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Martine is one of the first ever female investment bankers in France. She is the Founder and President of the Women Initiative Foundation (WIF), and an international Financial Executive and Entrepreneur. Martine has been incredibly active advocating for and mentoring women in the business world, and her book, Breaking Through: Stories and Best Practices From Companies That Help Women Succeed, has reached an even wider audience of women around the world who have benefited from her mentorship.

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Learn just how Martine is helping women find courage and confidence in the workplace. Stay tuned as Martine explains the importance of everyone getting involved in the fight, men, women, and even your CEO! Martine shares her own journey as a pioneer of women in investment banking in France and how her foundation (WIF) is doing work across the globe today.

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In This Episode

• Martine\\u2019s Career
• Inequality in the Workplace
• Martine\\u2019s Book
• Martine\\u2019s Studies on Gender Equality
• Dealing With Discrimination in the Workplace

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Quotes in This Episode

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\\u201cFrom the beginning of my career, I wanted to be an investment banker.\\u201d \\u2014Martine Liautaud

\\u201cI became a commercial banker, and because I was a woman no one gave me customers.\\u201d \\u2014Martine Liautaud

\\u201cIt\\u2019s really important that men and women are mentors.\\u201d \\u2014Martine Liautaud

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\\u201cWomen are 50% of the population and 50% of the customers, so we cannot stay only with men at the top level. I think diversity is a richness.\\u201d \\u2014Martine Liautaud

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\\u201cI don\\u2019t expect that you will have U.S. regulation on [family policy] I think it will be in fact the responsibility of the companies to develop that, to help women to have more flexibility in their work...\\u201d \\u2014Martine Liautaud

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\\u201cFor the companies, it is important to include men in the gender equality policies and the mentoring programs. But for that, we need to have strong support from the CEO.\\u201d \\u2014Martine Liautaud

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Resources

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Martine\\u2019s Twitter

WIF\\u2019s Twitter

The WIF Website

Martine\\u2019s Book