07/26/2021 2:59 PM
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Economy
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Updated 07/26/2021 2:59 PM
Half of the companies listed on the Buenos Aires stock market do not have
a single woman on their board
.
The data shows how much more remains to be done in the business world and in society in general regarding the participation of women in decision-making and in the generation of profits.
This Monday was the meeting "Women who cross borders" organized by
Clarín
within the cycle The world that comes.
This is the fifth meeting of this cycle.
And this time it had
five protagonists
.
Mónica Flores Barragán (CEO of Manpower Group Latin America), Rosana Negrini (President of Agrometal), Verónica Marcelo (General Manager of Natura), Sofía Soulez (CEO of Soaljo) and Irini Wentinck (Director of WTK Conductores Eléctricos, UIA and President of the Gender and Diversity Commission of the UIA).
The event was hosted by Daniel Fernández Canedo and Silvia Fesquet,
Clarín
journalists
.
#ClarinElMundoQueViene 🎙️ Rosana María Negrini: "My father opened the doors for me and I prepared myself for that. Today I have held the position for more than 20 years and, although generally our clients are men, I never felt discriminated against."
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"With the pandemic,
we lost ten years of progress
in the world of work for women. The gender issue is not something that should be approached as social work, it is a business issue. Companies that have diversity are the ones that innovate the most, because they have diversity of thought, "said Mónica Flores Barragán, who participated in the meeting in virtual mode from Mexico, her country of origin.
"We are a bridge generation, we have not advanced too much," said Verónica Marcelo.
And she said that in her personal history a very strong moment was when after being a mother they asked her
'why did you have children if you wanted to continue working?'
".
#ClarinElMundoQueViene 🎙️ Verónica Marcelo: "Why don't women reach senior positions? There are a lot of policies that we have to encourage to change that. But it is also a cultural issue that must be changed, which is to give visibility to the achievements Women's".
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"We must
encourage extended maternity leave
, reduce the salary gap, and give visibility to the achievements of women so that women do not have to show why they are there," said Marcelo.
Negrini has been president of Agrometal, his family's agricultural machinery company, for 21 years.
She is a public accountant and has a degree in administration.
"I prepared myself for this position.
I never felt any discrimination
or uncomfortable dealing with clients, who are mostly men."
440 people
work at Agrometal
.
There are 25 women in the administration area and since last year they began to incorporate women into the plant.
"We already have 25, some already operate laser cutting machines and do tasks that historically only men did. They and the men who were used to being the only ones in the plant have adapted very well."
Irini Weninck chairs the gender and diversity commission of the Argentine Industrial Union (UIA). "It is very important to
move forward with the deconstruction of stereotypes,
" he said. The businesswoman mentioned the trust gap that makes women "not want to take on more responsibilities because we are not sure if we can face that burden. We have to work on this, which is the greatest barrier to growth."
The problem of the "trust gap" was a reference in Soulez's talk, which although he highlighted that the new generation she represents has much more naturalized the issue of equality, "it also has pre-established concepts.
The trust gap we have it unconsciously
;
we
need an educational and family support, but also personal, to be aware of this gap and want to change it ".
#ClarinElMundoQueViene 🎙️ Mónica Flores Barragán: "The companies that integrate greater diversity are those that can innovate better, because they have diversity of thought. We also have the problem of stereotypes. What do we have to do? Break them and build more references."
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The cycle has the main support of Banco Macro, OSDE, DESA and the Government of the City of Buenos Aires.
And also with the accompaniment of Telecom and Afarte, as well as Natura and Soaljo.
The event is part of the cycle "The coming world",
ten dialogues
between company presidents, officials, social leaders, renowned experts and entrepreneurs, led by
Clarín
journalists
.
They are debates that seek to detect the keys to the future, analyze how the trends that are insinuated today will impact the reality of the coming years.
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