A Dog Called Diversity - Anne and Her Husband Take Turns in Their Careers

Anne and Her Husband Take Turns in Their Careers

02/05/21 • 46 min

Anne Rayner and I had a great chat about all sorts of things related to diversity and inclusion that are pushing stereotypes.
She and her husband take turns in their career. Their latest move to Singapore was for Anne’s career so she could accept the role of CEO for Cambodia, Myanmar and Malaysia as well as the Regional Chief Solutions Officer for Kantar.

They have both taken parental leave after the birth of their two girls and both experienced the challenge of what happens when you step back from your career for a period.

We talked about the Urgent case for Diversity and Inclusion in Asia Pacific, a study Kantar and Campaign Asia conducted together which showed some interesting results and finished up on what Anne want’s to achieve in her job in 2021, and what flexible work could look like.

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They have both taken parental leave after the birth of their two girls and both experienced the challenge of what happens when you step back from your career for a period.

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