Business Chief USA February 2019
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57<br />
ous studies have shown that<br />
supporting women in the workplace<br />
adds significantly to GDP. “There is no<br />
country in the world right now that can<br />
afford not to invest in and take advantage<br />
of that,” comments Jadesimi.<br />
“Corporations could increase their bottom<br />
line by 40% just by supporting<br />
women. I think it’s really important to<br />
show the economic rationale for those<br />
women who don’t have a voice, an education<br />
or other opportunities, so we<br />
can help them and encourage people<br />
who aren’t giving access to think differently<br />
about what women can<br />
contribute.”<br />
Batka, too, is pleased with the tangible<br />
results Cisco has seen in APAC and<br />
beyond thanks to its commitments to<br />
diversity, and looks forward to more<br />
progress in the future. “In the old days,<br />
the IT industry was a boys’ club,” she<br />
concludes. “Not anymore. We’re here,<br />
and we’re different.”<br />
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