We’ve all seen the studies proving that more gender-equal businesses perform better commercially. And huge progress has been made in media in recent years, with half of the top six holding company media CEOs being women, shattering a very recent glass ceiling. Meanwhile, 80% of the top 10 media agencies are currently run by women CEOs. 

And yet, in the area of media investment, the number of women is still well below 50% — hence the recent positive step taken by a new network for women in media trading.

When we look across the marketing, media and comms industry more broadly, Wacl analysis found that even if we double the current rate of change, it’ll be 2045 before 50% of all CEOs are women. 

So what does success for all of us look like? And why, in some areas, is gender equality still so far away? 

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