In a fireside chat, Gloria Steinem – often called the world’s most famous feminist who has been advocating for women’s rights for 55 years – reminds us why diversity is such an important issue for investors to understand, why it impacts society, business and investments so fundamentally, and why there is still so much work to do.[vc_quotes layout=”accordion” 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