Deloitte’s Retail Gender Equality Symposium

“I didn’t think it would be possible to translate the power and brilliance of David Leser’s book Women, Men & the Whole Damn Thing into a speech, but it was. You could have heard a pin drop during his keynote address. The audience was enthralled and confronted. One senior executive asked, ‘How can I possibly describe what I’ve just heard today to everyone I know?’

“This is the same thought I had when I read the book – how can I get this into the minds of Australia’s business leaders? It turns out 30 minutes with David is enough to change the mindset of 60 Australian c-suite leaders. He is a critical part of any gender equality conversation.” 

Elise Sharpley, Deloitte Partner and Chair of the Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Committee for the Australian Retailers Association