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The glass runway
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Why isn’t fashion filled
with female designers and executives (New York
Times paywall)? After all, the industry caters to women, who spend
three times what men do on clothing. Women are well represented in designer
showrooms and studios. Yet only 14 percent of major brands are run by a
female CEO, according to an industry report. What’s holding
women back?
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We teamed up with Glamour magazine
and the Council of Fashion Designers of America to survey more than 500
professionals throughout the industry about their ambitions, opportunities,
and setbacks. One remarkable finding: 100 percent of women said that gender
inequality is a problem in the industry, compared with less than 50 percent
of men.
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The language often used to describe
designers and their work also reveals bias. Men’s designs tend to be praised
as innovative and groundbreaking; women’s, practical and wearable. That said,
the news is not all bleak. Companies that manage to be diverse and inclusive
are some of the brightest
success stories in fashion and retail right now.
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