We risk as businesses to push products to the market that are potentially dangerous, because of the diversity gaps we have in our companies. Nobody does this on purpose. However, we have built a system and stereotype that requires certain skills in order to be included. The same goes for [female] entrepreneurs, which is actually the great thing about KvindeKompagniet, because not only does it highlight female entrepreneurs, but it also tells the story of entrepreneurs that are not the tech stereotype of a 28 years of age white cis-man developing yet another app.

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The entire business model of the fashion industry is not the only thing being disrupted right now. The french brand Jacquemus that everybody is wearing this season (or so, we are told) is right now on the front cover of the fashion internet - and not in a good way. Following a recent runway show - in a large field of oats by the way - where the different models in the most fabulous way showed why representation matters, a picture of the team, who put the whole show together backstage, surfaced. And yes, you guessed it, the team was all white.

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