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If I knew then what I know now: Maria Macklin on being told she needed to ‘stop having babies’


by IMAGE
04.06.23

In this Q&A, image consultant and Business Club member Maria Macklin talks about moving to London with no job and nowhere to live and how she forged a career she loves

What’s one lesson you have learned in your career that you wish every woman knew? You have as much to offer as anyone else in the room, on the team, in the organisation – even though you might not realise it. There were many incidents when the thoughts, ideas, objections I had in my head were voiced by others. They got the conversation going and got the credit and I regretted not having spoken up....

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