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or the same reasons as she believes women and men
and different ethnicity adds value to companies, she also believes different ages do too. “Instead of pensioner it should be called senior advisor. The older generations have so much experience and knowledge to share. Start by speaking to your mother-in-law, your uncle or your grandfather.” Barbro has been a pioneer and the first woman in so many positions; as a student at the Stockholm School of Economics, as executive leader in the pharma industry, as executive analyst on Wall Street, as entrepreneur and as the only woman among 69 men in the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce in New York. Throughout her whole career she has been a woman in surroundings dominated by men. Barbro has also come to work more actively and strategically to promote and help other women in their careers. A concrete action was the foundation of the Female Economist of the Year (FEOY) award. She wanted to give back to her former school and since 2001 the award has promoted future female leaders in the financial world. “During my years working in M&A [mergers and acquisitions] I never met any women in leadership positions, and I wanted to change that,” says Barbro. 46