SCOTTISH women are held back by a lack of professional ambition in the workplace rather than the often-cited glass ceiling, a business leader and economic adviser to Alex Salmond has claimed.
SCOTTISH women are held back by a lack of professional ambition in the workplace rather than the often-cited glass ceiling, a business leader and economic adviser to Alex Salmond has claimed.
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SUSAN SWARBRICK
Lady Susan Rice, managing director of Lloyds Banking Group Scotland, rejected suggestions that a lack of family-friendly practices is to blame for women's failure to progress.
In a submission to an inquiry by MSPs into the challenges female workers face, the first woman to head a UK clearing bank said many choose to prioritise a better work-life balance over aiming for the top of their professions.
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