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‘Musk? He’s horrendous’: Martha Lane Fox on diversity, tech bros and International Women’s Day

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Martha Lane Fox is one of Britain ’s most influential tech investors.

The British Chambers of Commerce president says Elon Musk is horrifying’ for society.

She says the US president has shut down all federal diversity, equity and inclusion ( DEI ) initiatives.

Deloitte instructed staff working on contracts for the US government to remove pronouns.

The gender pay gap has been declining slowly over time, but average pay is still 7% less for women than for men.

Lane Fox is all too aware of the challenge and says progress on boards is still good at the FTSE 100 level, but bad at the 250 and 350 level.

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