The forum was moderated by Christina Vuleta, vice president of Forbes women’s digital network, and Ruthie Ackerman, deputy editor of Women@Forbes. Kristy Wallace, the CEO of Ellevate, a global professional women’s network, led a discussion about what companies can do to break through barriers to women’s advancement. “ We won't truly see equality until the distribution of income within a company is 50% men and 50% women ,” said Wallace. “It’s about the wage gap, but leadership and authority also need to be equally distributed among the sexes.”We still have a long way to go toward closing the leadership gap. Panelist Lorraine Hariton, senior vice president of global partnerships at the New York Academy of Science, said that issues around fair pay are quite well known.

Source: Forbes September 18, 2017 10:52 UTC