Beth Brooke — American Businesswoman

Beth Brooke-Marciniak is the Global Vice Chair of Public Policy for EY. She is also EY’s global sponsor for Diversity and Inclusiveness and a prominent advocate for the benefits of inclusive leadership and growth. As of 2014, she is listed as the 98th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes... (wikipedia)

What I don't underestimate is everybody's deal is different and everybody's deal makes it difficult. And so it is incumbent upon employers to create flexible work environments that allow people to fulfill their professional and personal lives in a way that works for themselves.
What is clear is that business leaders must commit to champion change - to be transparent about their goals for change, to align their incentives systems to drive the change, and to make sure their work environments are flexible in a way that allows men and women who choose to work to be able to achieve all of their potential.
Setbacks are just learning experiences.
We all know business financial performance improves when more women are in senior levels of management and leadership.
I find it fascinating that sport has such a strong connection to success in business. Arguably, C-suite women are some of the most successful women, and more than half of them played at a more advanced level than just the general population of women in business that had sport in their background.