Men are still deciding what women want in the retail industry in Europe, even though women make up most of its consumers – and staff. Photo: Shutterstock Men are still deciding what women want in the retail industry in Europe, even though women make up most of its consumers – and staff. Photo: Shutterstock
Men are still deciding what women want in the retail industry in Europe, even though women make up most of its consumers – and staff. Photo: Shutterstock
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Women on catwalks and behind counters, men in C-suites – the European retail industry is male-dominated, and virus could reinforce that

  • Although women make up the bulk of the European retail industry’s customers and workforce, few companies have female executives making high-level decisions
  • Some think the coronavirus pandemic has set back the push for gender equality, but others say the growth in working from home opens up opportunities for women

Topic |   Fashion
Bloomberg
Bloomberg

Updated: 6:32pm, 30 Jul, 2020

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Men are still deciding what women want in the retail industry in Europe, even though women make up most of its consumers – and staff. Photo: Shutterstock Men are still deciding what women want in the retail industry in Europe, even though women make up most of its consumers – and staff. Photo: Shutterstock
Men are still deciding what women want in the retail industry in Europe, even though women make up most of its consumers – and staff. Photo: Shutterstock
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