I was delighted and humbled when Ivana Matic, Founder of Women in Adria invited me to be a keynote speaker at a conference to recognise the 300 most powerful women in Croatia. The event, sponsored by Lider magazine and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) focused on both corporate and entrepreneurial women. It was my first trip to Croatia and not only are the women in Croatia powerful, they are also extremely glamorous!
I observed a general sense of well being. When I polled the conference to ask if any women had experienced any real difficulties associated with gender in their careers, only one woman put up her hand. A large number had experienced no difficulties at all! I wondered if my contribution might be redundant!
