Diversity: out with quotas, in with mindset change

Diversity: out with quotas, in with mindset change
Jessie Chan, chair of Ruralco. (Image: Supplied)
Rebecca Howard
The Growth Opportunity: As part of our new series looking at diversity in the agriculture sector Rebecca Howard talks to Jessie Chan about the need to change people's mindsets.More work needs to be done on the diversity front in New Zealand says Ruralco chair, Jessie Chan.Chan, who was recently appointed a member of the NZ Order of Merit for services to dairy and agriculture, says diversity in the agriculture sector is improving but "we’ve still got some way to go"."I am not a believer in quotas. It’s a minds...

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