Opinion

March 7, 2019

"Ditch the group photo on International Women's day"

This International Women’s Day, a photo of your female co-workers doesn’t go far enough, says iZettle's Sarah Long.


Sarah Long

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Sarah Long, UX designer at Izettle and main author of the book Women Transforming Tech.

This week, tech companies around the world are preparing for their annual contribution to International Women’s Day. This usually results in a fleeting tweet about empowerment or an Instagram picture of some female employees, in an attempt to show off their well-balanced workforce. At iZettle, we’ve been guilty of it too.

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