Before we came to market, everything in retail was about how cheaply you could pay your employees- and unfortunately, particularly women. There was an attitude in retail that said, ‘… well, your female employees are just going to get married, have children at 23 and leave, so why invest in them?’ The reality of the world was that 60% of university graduates were women- and most women were having children later, entering professional careers.
Chip Wilson — Before we came to market, everything in retail was about how
Before we came to market, everything in retail was about how cheaply you could pay your employees- and unfortunately, particularly women. There was an attitude in retail that said, ‘… well, your female employees are just going to get married,…