People often ask how I balance being a chief executive with raising a family. The truth is, I don’t do it alone. My partner chose to be a stay-at-home dad, and that decision is every bit as ambitious as mine to lead a business. Together, we’ve created a model that works. But it still surprises people, which shows how far we have to go in challenging stereotypes.

This conversation matters more than ever. The UK has achieved remarkable progress in female leadership representation, with 43.4% women now sitting on FTSE 350 boards, the second highest in the G7 after France. Yet only 19 women hold CEO positions across the FTSE 350. The pipeline exists, but structural barriers remain. One of those barriers is the outdated assumption about how successful executives should structure their domestic lives.

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