'Eight per cent of board members in agencies are women. That's a terrible statistic' Margaret Manning

摘要

Not many digital agencies that were born out of the online enthusiasm of the 90s managed to survive and remain independent. Reading Room did. Oliver Lindberg talks to award-winning CEO Margaret Manning Margaret Manning is on a roll. She's one of Britain's most successful online entrepreneurs and after more than 10 years, her agency Reading Room - named Digital Marketing Agency of the Year at last year's Impact Awards -is still growing. And the trophies keep on coming. She was named Female Entrepreneur of the Year at the Fast Growth Business Awards, and also beat off the competition in the science and technology category in the First Women Awards. What do awards that focus on her gender mean to her? "It's such a difficult thing to know whether it's a good thing or a bad thing," Margaret explains. "I've never been somebody who goes and speaks at female-only events, for example. I'm not a particular fan of male-only events, so why should I be a fan of female-only ones? However, I think a recent study said eight per cent of board members in agencies are women.