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Why BHP’s boss says gender targets are profitable
CEO male-female equality is still 50 years off, but the big miner’s chief says a better balance has helped boost its performance and returns.
At first glance, the 2023 financial year looked like a banner year for female chief executives. Telstra boss Vicki Brady, Coles Group’s Leah Weckert, ASX’s Helen Lofthouse, Xero’s Sukhinder Singh Cassidy and IDP Education’s Tennealle O’Shannessy joined Macquarie boss Shemara Wikramanayake and Woodside Energy’s Meg O’Neill as the leaders of ASX 100 companies.
But Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz, the president of Chief Executive Women and the former CEO of property giant Mirvac, remains frustrated by what CEW’s latest census suggests is happening beneath the surface.
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