Commerce
June 4, 2021
Encouraging the success of women is imperative to diversifying the luxury industry. Image credit: Getty
By Nora Howe
NEW YORK — Women continue making significant progress towards equity and inclusion within their sectors, but the onus remains on companies to provide them with the tools and opportunities necessary for growth.
{"ct":"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","iv":"5513b7709790bdbe65b09dbb9b790d0d","s":"7da5b9ee2cd1fe98"}
Share your thoughts. Click here