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”We are the now”
Sofia Palma was only 15 years old when she joined the Canadian Red Cross Society. Now she works as the youth facilitator and is a strong advocate for inclusion and diversity: "We need women, women of colour, people with disabilities, people from the LGBTQ+-community. We need people that represent the community we serve."
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Sofia Palma

Canada, 2015

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Companies in the top quartile for gender diversity are 15 per cent more likely to outperform competition.

– McKinsey & Co. (2015)

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