We woke up this morning to a new addition to our street. A brazen young girl staring unabashedly at the charging bull matching him in gaze and stance. The statue reads KNOW THE POWER OF WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP – SHE MAKES A DIFFERENCE, and will remain up for the next month. We caught a glimpse of her being installed in the early hours of the morning when there seemed to be a film crew monitoring the process of its installation and reception.
As for the message, it is one I wholly agree with, we live in a time when the discussions of equality of the sexes has come to the fore. Women are no longer content with getting the short end of the equality straw especially when it comes to the workplace. And although women have raised their hourly pay on average 1.5 cents since 2012 it is still 78 cents to every dollar a male works for the same position. And for minority women the situation is ever bleaker. That is why reminders like this are so important. It lets us know that the few women who do break through the mold should not be taken for granted rather they should be celebrated and used to inspire the next generation of young girls who want nothing more than equality. Read more about the State Street Advisors here.
