and as I'm talking, what I realized is:
this was not a history
lecture I was giving;
this was not something
where the job was done.
This was something where
there was so much left to do.
Nowhere in the world, for example,
do women have equal representation
in positions of power.
OK, let's take a very quick look
at the top 100 companies
in the London Stock Exchange in 2016.
Top 100 companies:
How many women running them?
Seven. OK. Seven.
That's all right, I suppose.
Until you realize that 17
are run by men called "John."
(Laughter)
There are more men called John
running FTSE 100 companies --
(Laughter)
than there are women.
There are 14 run by men called "Dave."
(Laughter)
Now, I'm sure Dave and John
are doing a bang-up job.
(Laughter)
OK. Why does it matter?
Well, it's that pesky business
of the gender pay gap.