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"“I gave a clear instruction to my partner not to phone me in the office because I was so worried about my colleagues suspecting that I was having a relationship with a woman.”"
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"I know it’s impacted people’s decisions about inviting me and my partner to events and it has made me feel uncomfortable meeting politicians representing countries where homosexuality is illegal."
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Inga Beale
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Dame Inga Kristine Beale, is a British businesswoman and the former CEO of Lloyd's of London from 2013 to 2018. She is a trustee of the International Panel on the Information Environment and has been the president of The British-Swiss Chamber of Commerce since February 2022.
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"“I decided to come out during the interview process so that I wasn’t going into it with any secrets. I just brought it up with the group CEO and he was fine. You think, why did it take so long? That’s why I encourage everyone to do it.”"
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"“It’s good to have someone completely different to you to chat about things with.”"
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"“You spend half your energy hiding the reality, leading a dual life, making excuses. There’s a lovely story about someone in the industry who was born male and was male at work but had a female persona in her personal life. She was outed because of technology linking Facebook photos and her iPhone. After years of being a man at work but actually being a woman it was fantastic. Everybody was supportive; she’s never looked back.”"
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"“Criticism comes at women leaders from more angles than men – there is now data showing that microaggressions in the workplace are higher against women than men.”"
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"“People don’t know who to trust any more. So, we’ve got to find another mechanism to include much bigger parts of the population, and use different metrics to measure success of a country.”"
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