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Mothers of IR: From babies at conferences to the metaphorical ‘sticky floors’ beneath the glass ceiling

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Garnet Roach

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If you were at an investor event in May 2022 alongside alternative defense firm Axon, you might have spotted a rather unusual attendee: the softest of blonde hair, pacifier in place and no socks on their feet. This was Andrea James’ third child getting a fast-track induction to IR so that James could continue breastfeeding as she worked a high-profile, Street-facing job.
Today, James is finance lead at Oncocyte. But she isn’t just a CFO, nor just an IR Impact Award-winning former head of IR either. On her CV she proudly lists the position of . . .

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Careers, Best Practice IR, Head of IR, IR careers, Senior management, The CFO, Women in IR

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