Required Reading: Are we hindering diversity in the accountancy profession?

We were inspired by a number of events, including the publication of this epic blog post, “All white male panels: Are we hindering diversity in the accountancy profession?” by Heather Townsend, founder of The Accountants Millionaires' Club. Here’s a favorite passage:

As a female working in a profession heavily dominated by men, the subliminal messages about "this isn't a place for you" have been there all my working life. From my university student trip (or was it a work experience trip?) to the site of the new Batheaston bypass and the smallest site safety boots being 4 sizes to big for me, through to working as the 2nd in command in a massive ambient distribution centre and the only site fluorescent coat small enough, came down past my knees... (At least the laughs at me lifted the moral of the warehouse pickers) Isn't it time we stopped being part of this construct? And start to rewrite the norms of how we do business?

Read the rest of the brilliant LinkedIn post here.