德勤-中国女性影响力“她力量”创造蝴蝶效应推动平等包容（英文）

DeloitteChinaGenderImpactReport

2021

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Contents

Introduction1

WomenleadershipunderCovid-193

Peoplefirst5

Enjoythejourney6

Womenintech8

Don'tholdyourselfback9

Challengetheimpossible11

Talkingtech13

Womenofinfluence16

Buildupconfidenceandsetclearcareergoals17

Shineyourbrightestlight20

Givingbacktothecommunity22

Giveandgrow23

Createandspreadpositivity25

Acknowledgements28

DeloitteChinaGenderImpactReport|Introduction

Introduction

ForewordbyourChairman

Thebutterflyeffectillustrateshowsmallchangesinweatherconditionscancause

majorsystemicecosystemchanges.Inthisreport,weextendthistheorytocelebratehowDeloittefemaleleaders'actionshaveimpactedotherspositively.Deloittehas

alwaysbeencommittedtoupholdingasharedbeliefinculturaldiversityandinclusionbyrecognizinggenderdifferencesandstrivingtobringparitybetweenmenand

womenintheworkplace.

OurfirstChinaGenderImpactReportdemonstrateshowourfemalecolleagueshaveexcelledintheirpositions,achievedwork-lifebalance,andgoneaboveandbeyondtocontributetoourcommunity.Wehopethesestoriesareasaninspirationforyoutopursueyourdreamsandmakechangesinyourownsphereofinfluence.

DennisChow

Chairman,DeloitteChina

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DeloitteChinaGenderImpactReport|Introduction

ForewordbyourCEO

Genderequalityintheworkplacehasalwaysbeenanimportanttopicfordiscussion.ItisakeyelementofDeloitteChina's"4+1"CultureofCourage,Innovation,Inclusion,Well-being+Integrity,andDeloitteGlobal'scorevalues.Wearecommittedto

promotingacultureofdiversityandinclusion,andtoprovidingequalcareeranddevelopmentopportunitiesforwomentorealizetheirfullestpotential.

Throughthisreport,wesharewithyouthepersonaljourneysofsomeofourfemalecolleaguesandhowtheyhavecourageouslyrespondedtotheopportunitiesand

challengestheyhavefacedatworkandinlife.Wehopethat,whilereadingtheirstories,youwillbeinspiredtodothesame.

CongratulationstotheeditorialteamforpublishingDeloitteChina'sinauguralgenderimpactreport!

PatrickTsang

ChiefExecutiveOfficer,DeloitteChina

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WomenleadershipunderCovid-19

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Peoplefirst

ConstantTse

ProfessionalEnvironmentServiceNationalLeader

GlobalDeliveryCenterManagingPartner

Atthebeginningof2020,whenChinafacedasevereshortageoffacemasksamidtheCOVID-19pandemic,DeloittecolleaguesinofficesacrossChina

receiveddisposablemasksissuedbyDeloitteProfessionalEnvironment

Service(PES)teams.TheDeloitte

GlobalDeliveryCentre(GDC)Sourcing&Evaluation(S&E)Teamwasable

tomakethelastbulkpurchasein

Chongqing'spharmaceuticalwholesalemarketavailableatthattime,supportedbyConstantTse,NationalPESLeaderandGDCmanagingpartner.

WhentheS&ETeamwasordering

themasks,thevendorinsistedon

"deliveryuponpayment",yetaccordingtoDeloitte'sprocurementpolicy,a

vendorevaluationreportisrequiredforeverypurchaseandprepaymentisnotallowed.Oncethisissuewas

raisedtoConstant,shesaiddecisively,"Gothroughthespecialapproval

processimmediately!Getthemasksfirst,andwewillhandletherestthen."WithConstant'scommitment,theS&ETeammadethefirstandperhapsonlyprocurementinDeloitte'shistoryto

besettledviaprepaymentandwithoutavendorevaluationreportfirstbeingcompleted.

Toensuretimelydeliveryofthe

purchasedmasks,theS&ETeam

completedthedeliverythemselves.

ConstantarrangedaroomintheGDCofficeforstoringthemasks.Whenthemasksarrived,ConstantandtheteampackedthemforcourierstodelivertoPESteamsinDeloitteofficesacross

China.Meanwhile,Constanturgently

ledPEStointroducenumerous

measurestorespondtotheoutbreak.TheGDCdistributedthepurchased

personalprotectiveequipmenttoPESteams,whoimmediatelytookactiontodisinfectofficesanddistributemasks.Fromthestartoftheoutbreaktotoday,DeloitteChinaemployeeshavebeenabletoobtainmasksfromtheirlocalPES.

Constantshowedherleadershipanddemonstratedcareforemployees

duringtheoutbreak,whichmakesherarolemodelinWellbeingofDeloitte's4+1culture.TosupportConstant

toimplementmaskprocurement

anddistribution,Deloitteallocated

resourcesaccordinglytomeet

thespecialneedsarisingfromthe

pandemic.Anemployeewhoworkscloselywithhersays,"Constantis

decisiveyeteasy-going,makingusfeelappreciatedandcaredfor.Shehas

beenarolemodelfromwhomIhavelearnedmuchasafemaleleader."

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Enjoythejourney

MelissaWang

ConsultingPartner

On3March2020,therewere125

newlyconfirmedcasesand129newlysuspectedcasesofCOVID-19in

China.Thatsameday,MelissaWang,aConsultingPartnerfromDeloitteWesternRegionoffice,tookoffon

herfirstbusinesstripsincethepandemicbegan.

"WhileIwasfillingthebusinesstravel

applicationform,mycolleagueskept

askingwhetherIreallyhadtogo."

Melissarecallswithasmile."Myclienthadreturnedtotheirofficehalfa

monthago.Theyhadtocomplete

communicationandsign-offon

performancebythefirstquarter,andhadencounteredimplementation

challenges.Asakeypartofthesolution,itmadesenseforDeloittetobepresentandsolvetheseproblemsalongside

theclient.However,afterconsideringeveryone'ssafety,theteamdecideditshouldminimizetravelfrequency,

soIwentbymyselfandtheproject

membersprovidedsupportremotely."Asaresult,Melissacompleted

mostoftherequiredtravelalonethroughoutMarch.

Withmanyyears'experience

inLifeSciences&HealthCare

Consulting,Melissapossesseda

betterunderstandingoftherisksofcontractingandspreadingCOVID-19thanmanyothercolleagues.

Colleagues'safetywasthefirstthing

thatcametoMelissa'smind."Noone

hadeverencounteredthissituation

before.Myfirstreactionwastoensureeveryone'ssafety,"sheexplains."We

hadtofollowthesafetyguidelines

issuedbyDeloitte,andsinceIhad

relatedknowledgeandexperiencefrommyLifeSciences&HealthCarework,Iwasabletoshareresearchandreportsontheepidemictoraiseawareness,

suchashowtoeffectivelypreventthevirusandwhichanti-epidemicmaterialsneededtobeprepared."

"Afterensuringthesafetyofcolleagues,IstartedtothinkaboutandplanhowtocontinueprojectsamidCOVID-19.

HavingagreedtomeetclientsafterChineseNewYear,Ineededto

negotiatewiththemaboutwhetherweshouldadjusttoremoteworking

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orsuspendprojects."Bymid-to-lateFebruary,thepandemichadbeen

partiallycontrolledinChina.Toreducetheimpactonclientprojects,Melissastartedbusinesstripson3March.

"Althoughclientsunderstoodthe

imposedtravelrestrictionsduring

thisperiod,myinabilitytopresenttothemwouldhavestillaffectedwork

tosomeextent.Thiswasparticularlytrueinhumanresourcesconsulting,whichinvolvesalargeamountof

communication,andwherenot

allprojectworkcanbeconducted

remotely.Tominimizetheimpact,I

decidedtotravelbymyselfandbetheonlymemberoftheteamonsite."

Herattentiontothesafetyof

colleaguesandprudenceincompletingreportingandpreparationworkduringtheoutbreakshowMelissa'sfemale

leadership."Asamother,Iunderstandthestrugglesofmanywomento

achieveabalancebetweenworkandlife.Ihavealsowitnessedmanyfemalecolleaguesleavetheirjobshalfway

throughtheircareers,"Melissasays.

"Havingbeeninconsultingfor20

years,Ialwaysadvisewomennotto

deliberatelypursueperfection,orsetacertainlevelofwork-lifebalance.Lifeisnotasprint,andnomatterhowhardlifeis,wemustlearnhowtoenjoythefunthatworkandlifebring,soour

journeyswillbevaluable."

Melissaalsoadvisesfemalecolleagueswhohavejustenteredtheworkplacetothinkaboutwhatkindofpeopletheywanttobe,andtakealonger-term

perspectivewhenhandlingday-to-dayworkduringaproject.Withthegrowthandlearningworkbrings,womencanmakeeachdayrewarding.Theyshouldalwaysrememberhowtheyhave

grown,andlearntoenjoythejourney.

Duringthepeakofthepandemic,whentaxiswereoutofservice,MelissahadtocallaLalamovevantosendhertotheairport

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Womenintech

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Don'tholdyourselfback

EllaZeng

FinancialServicesIndustryRiskAdvisoryWesternChinaRegionManagingPartner

EllaZenghasbeenwithDeloitteRiskAdvisoryfor16yearsandisnowFinancialServicesIndustry

RiskAdvisorymanagingpartnerfor

WesternRegion.SheisattheforefrontoftheevolutionoffintechregulationandhashelpedenhanceDeloitte's

reputationintheindustry.

Ellasharesherinsightsonwhyshe

joinedtheindustry,saying,"My

professionininformationsecuritywasconvenientwhenDeloittewasstartingitsinformationsecurityserviceline.

Thishasbroughtaboutmanynew

opportunitiesintheindustry,andwehavebeencommittedtohelpingclientssolvemultiplechallenges.Wehelp

clientsmeettheirfinancialregulatoryrequirements,addresschallengesfromvariousthreatssuchashackersand

databreaches,andhelpcorporatesbettermanagetheirregulatorycosts.Ajoblikethis,whichaddsvalueto

ourclients,givesmegreatcareersatisfaction."

Inearly2016,competitorshad

acquiredlargemarketsharesin

WesternChina.Withthesupportof

leadersandthebusinessdevelopmentteam,EllahelpedDeloitteestablishasolidmarketposition.Inheropinion,tobecomesuccessfulinthetechnologyarena,"youmustkeepanopenmind,sincetheindustrydevelopsrapidly,youmustbeconstantlypreparedtoaccept

challengesandlearnquickly.Femalesareparticularlystrongintechresearchandsystemdesign,consolidating

Deloitte'sleadingpositioninthisarena."

In2020,Ellawasappointedas

acybersecuritysubjectmatter

expertbytheNetworkSecurity

WorkingGroupoftheInformation

TechnologyWorkingCommitteeof

SichuanBankingAssociation.Sheis

responsibleforprovidingguidance

andexpertisetoregulatoryauthoritiesandfinancialinstitutionstoensure

cybersecurityresilience,oneofthecriticalfactorsinassuringasecure

digitaltransformation.InthemidstoftheCOVID-19pandemic,EllaassistedtheChinaBankingandInsurance

RegulatoryCommission(CBRIC)in

LetterappointingEllaassubjectmatterexpertoftheNetworkSecurityWorkingGroupoftheInformationTechnologyWorkingCommitteeofSichuanBankingAssociationin2020.

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Sichuantooptimizeitsbusiness

continuitymanagementsystemandprovideemergencyplanningand

animplementationblueprintfor

cybersecuritytopics.Asaresult,shehascontributedtoandcemented

Deloitte'sexpertiseandthought

leadershipinthenewnormal.For

instance,Deloitteassistedfinancial

institutionstostrengthentheirserviceresilienceandcustomerexperience

usingtechnology.

Behindhersuccess,Ella'sprogressionhasnotalwaysbeensmooth.Lookingback,shehasexperiencedsetbacks

inhercareer,whichhasinspiredher

toself-reflectandtogotheextra

mile."Thisexperiencehashelped

metounderstandmyselfbetter.I

havebenefittedfromfeedbackfrom

myclientsandthecompanyand

realizedwhatIneededtoworkon,"

sheexplains."Self-reflectionhas

enabledmetorecognizemystrengths,weaknessesandgoals,andtakechargeofmycareertransformation."

Asapioneerofherprofessionandanexampleofasuccessfulfemaleleader,sheadds,"Ibelievethemostimportantmind-setistoneverperceiveyourselfatadisadvantagedpositionbecauseofyourgender.Thebestwayforfemalestogetrespectandequalityistoaskforresourcesandleadershipsupport,andthisisalsoapowerfulwaytoeradicateunconsciousprejudice."Having

personallyexperiencedtheDeloitte

culture,EllafeelsDeloitteisatruly

openandinclusivefirm:"Aslongas

youarecapable,thefirmwillprovidetheresourcesyouneedtoprogress

tothenextlevel.Inrecentyears,an

increasingnumberoffemaleleaders

havebeencelebratedandpromoted,includingthroughtheDeloitteDiversity&InclusionCouncil."

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Challengetheimpossible

LinsTang

DeloitteGlobalDeliveryCentre

InformationTechnologyManager

In2018,LinsTangmadethedecisiontotransformhercareerandjoined

DeloitteasaMicrosoftCloudDevOpsengineer.

"PriortojoiningDeloitte,Ihadbeen

managingsoftwaretesting.However,IwasabletojointhefirmasaMicrosoftCloudDevOpsengineeratthe

forefrontoftechnology,"sherecalls."Friendsweresurprisedbymynew

position,asIwasabletoswitchfromabusiness-focusedcareertoatechnicalpath.Sincethereisahightechnical

knowledgerequirement,andasa

femalewithfewfoundationsincloudtechnology,itwasseenas'MissionImpossible'!"

Theirconcernsinonesensewere

legitimateasLinsfoundherself

surroundedbymalecolleaguesafterstartinghernewjob.Shewasone

ofjustfivefemalesinateamof30

developers,andhercolleagueswereallveryexperienceddevelopers,

whichinevitablyputpressureonher.Soonenough,however,shewasabletoturnherinsecuritiesintopositivemotivations:"I'vegrowntorealize

thatweeachhaveourstrengthsandweaknesses,forexample,mylearningandlanguageabilitiesarestronger

thanthoseofmanyofmypeers.Ontopofthis,mycolleagueshavebeen

extremelyproactiveinsharingtheir

knowledgeandexperiences,andIhavealwaysbeenabletonavigatethroughdifficultieswiththeirhelp."

Despiteherlackofcodingexperience,Linstookthechancetotrainin

Malaysia,afterwhichsheundertookaseriesofjob-specifictraining.Havingtakenpartinglobalprojectsfor

DeloitteAudit&Assurance,shehasmetmanycolleaguesfromdifferentbackgroundsandfromacrossthe

world.Sheisthankfulthattheynot

onlytaughtherhowtodocertain

tasks,butalsoexplainedthereasonsandlogicbehinddoingso."Withinjusttwoyears,Ihaveacquiredabundantexperienceinthetopicandfeel

confidentinmyjob,"shesays.

Linshasrealizedthatfemalescan

playanimportantroleinateamof

developers,astheyareabletobringteamstogethertoachievegreat

results.Sheisparticularlyproud

thatshehasbeenabletoinfluence

hermalecolleaguestotakepartin

teameventsandwitnessedhow

femalesbringcolorandenergyto

theworkplace,poweringstronger

teams:"Wehavealwaysbeenlabelled.Phraseslike'malesarebetterintech'havebrainwashedeveryoneand

beenabarriertofemalestoentering

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thisrealm.Ihopetousemypersonalexperiencetoshowfellowfemale

colleaguesthatwearecapable,

powerfulandhavetheabilitytoexcel."

LinshasleveragedDeloitte'sglobal

networkandproactivelysoughthelp

whenneeded.Sheencouragesfemalecolleagueswhowanttobecomeapartofthetechindustrytolearnproactivelytoimprovetheircompetitiveness:"We

shouldneversetlimitsforourselvesandtellourselveswhatwecannotdo.Aslongasoneiswillingtolearnandchallengetheimpossible,theskyis

thelimit!"

LinsTangandherteamattendtraininginMalaysiainMarch2019.

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Talkingtech

WeiLing,Low

YangChan&JamisonLLPParalegal

Onhearingthewords–"law-

yerswillbereplacedbyAI"–

duringaseminaronartificial

intelligence,WeiLing,alawyerbytraining,feltthethreat

posedbytechnology.Yetratherthanbedeterred,themomentmarkedaturningpointinherlife,whichinspiredhertore-

flectonhercareerchoice.

Havingbegunhercareeratastart-up,shedidnotpursue

thetypicallegalcareerpath

astherestofhercohortdid.

Havingconcernsthattechnol-ogywillonedayreplacelaw-

yers,shedecidedtostudyAI

andtechnologyinstead.Itwasthenthatshediscoveredher

passionforlegaltech.WeiLinghasbeendrawnclosertotechbyjoiningDeloitteHongKong'snewlegalteam,chargedwithbringingthelatesttechnologytoatraditionallegalpractice

anddrivingtechnological

transformationinatraditionallynon-techindustry.

InHongKong,legaltechisarel-ativelynewarena,andWeiLing

aspirestobecomeoneofitsfu-tureleaders.SheenvisionsnewelementsandaspectsofHongKonglegalpracticethrough

workingwithcolleaguesin

EuropeandNorthAmerica,

wherelegaltechismature.WeiLingfacedmanychallengesinthebeginning,withfriendsandcolleaguessayingitwasfoolishforhertogiveuponamore

predictablepathtosuccess.

"Butwhentheoutbreakofthepandemicacceleratedtheuseoftechnologyinoureverydaylives,"shesays."Myparentsbe-gantorealizetheimportanceoftechnologyintoday'sworldandbecamemoresupportiveofmycareerchoice."

Asajuniormemberofthe

Firm,WeiLinghopestomakeanimpactandhelptheHongKonglegalteambecome"thelawfirmofthefuture".Throughleveragingherknowledgeandnetwork,sheisabletobring

newtoolstoeliminaterepeti-tiveandredundantprocesses.Despitefacingmanyobstacles,shealwaysadoptsanoptimistic

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attitude:"Itisnoteasytobringchangetoateam,aspeople

areaccustomedtotheirevery-dayroutinesratherthanwant-ingtolearnnewtechnologies."Shealsoacknowledgesthat"itisdifficultforlawyerstounder-standtechnologyduetothe

natureoftherole.Lawyersaremoreinvestedintheirownpro-fession.Ifitwerenotforspecialrequirementsinpartsoftheirjobs,manylawyerswouldhavelimitedsparetimetounder-

standotherindustries."Wei

Lingconvinceshercolleaguesbyemphasizingthemeasurablebenefitstousersandreplacingtechnicaltermswithcommonlanguagethatcanbeeasily

understood.

Shehasbeeninspiredbyentre-preneurssuchasthefoundersofHaidilao,ZhangYong,and

Spanx,SaraBlakely.Whattheseentrepreneurshaveincommonisthattheydidnotcomefromaffluentbackgrounds,butiden-tifiedchallengesinourdaily

livesandbuiltgoodproductstoaddresstheproblemsathand.WeiLingbelieves,"theseare

goodexamplesthatshowthattosucceed,youdonotneedatechnologysolutionforeveryproblem,youjustneedtofindagoodsolutiontoarealissue".

Forthosefemalecolleagues

whoarelookingtopursuea

careerintechnology,WeiLinghassomeadvice:"Talktoas

manypeopleworkinginthe

fieldaspossible,participate

incrashcoursesortalksand

readuponthelatestindustrytrends.Also,itisimportanttoalwayshaveyourcredentials

readyandshowcaseacom-

pellingstoryaboutwhyyou

wanttobeintechandwhyyouhavethequalitiesandskillstosucceed.Opportunitiesare

alwaysthereforthosewhoareprepared,soholdontoyour

opportunitywhenitcomes.

Inaddition,therearerisksin

achangingindustry,soyou

shouldalwayshaveaback-upplan,justincasethingsdon't

workoutasplanned."Joining

DeloittehasgivenWeiLingthechancetonavigatethelegal

andthebusinessworlds,whereshehaslearnedhowindustriesarechangedbytechnology.Sheviewshermoveintolegaltechasoneofthegreatestcareer

choicesshehasmade,andhopestobeabletoshareherstorywiththeaspiringfemaleleadersofthefuture.

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WeiLingviewsaparticipant'sAPPasajudgefortheYoungFoundersSummit2019start-upcompetitioninBeijing

WeiLinggivesapresentationinSingaporeat“WomenWhoCode”onhownon-techprofessionalscantransitionintotechroles(2019)

ShealsoservesasaglobalambassadorofWomenTechNetwork,connectingwithwomenleadersintechnologyacrosstheglobetohelpwomenintechnologyanddrivewomenentrepreneurship.

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Womenofinfluence

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Buildupconfidenceandsetclearcareergoals

MsCharlotteLu

DeloitteChinaNationalEducationIndustryLeadPartner

CharlottejoinedDeloitteauditin

Shanghaiin1994.Overthepast26

years,shehasbecomeprominentintheeducationandTMTindustriesandisoneofDeloitte'soutstandingfemaleleadersinthesesectors.

"WhenIfirstjoinedtheTMTindustry10yearsago,only30%ofTMT

employeeswerewomen,andnowfemalerepresentationhasdoubled,"

shereflects.Charlottebelieveswomenarenotdisadvantagedintheindustry,butratherthatTMTismultifaceted

andrequirestalentwithsoftskills.

Thenatureoffemaleprofessionals

makesthemsuitableformanagementpositionsinthisindustry,shesuggests,"Therearemanyoutstandingfemale

leadersinthissector,suchasLiFei-FeiatGoogleandSherylSandbergat

Facebook.Thisprovesthatwomen

canperformequallywellasmenin

technicalfields.Moreover,women

havemanyadvantages,suchastalentincommunicationandcoordination,

beingmoreapproachableandpaying

attentiontoemployeewelfare.Allof

theseareimportantforcorporate

development,showingtheindispensableroleofwomenintheworkplace."

Similartootherfemaleleaders,

Charlottehasencounteredvarious

challengesatdifferentstagesofher

careeratDeloitte.Howevertheleaders

andcolleaguesshehasmetovertheyearshavesupportedhertotackle

thesechallenges.WhenCharlotte

wasamanager,Deloitteprovided

asecondmentopportunityforher

toworkintheSanFranciscooffice.

Thisnewenvironmentpresentedanopportunitytorefreshherworkandlifeexperience,sherecalls,"Wefacedifferentchallengesatdifferentstagesoflife.Peoplearoundmegivemea

lotofinspiration,andIalwayskeep

anopenmindtoothers'opinionsandadvice,evenfrompeoplewhoare

youngerthanIam."

Whentalkingaboutgenderequality

intheworkplace,Charlotteshares,"I

startedservingasaboardmember

threeyearsago.Overtheyears,Ineverperceivedmyselfasincapableduetomygender.Atthesametime,male

colleaguesaroundmegavemealot

ofsupportandinspiration."Charlotteraisestheimportanceofbeing"genderblind",thatis,downplayinggender

differencestodispelstereotypes.

Womenshoulderadicatethoughts

ofincompetenceduetotheirgender

andbemoreconfidentandproactiveinattaininghighperformance."One

shouldutilizecareerplanningtooutlinetheircareergoals,understandtheir

potential,andeventuallybewillingtomakechangestoachievethesegoals."Charlotteremindsfemalecolleagues

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nottocomparethemselveswiththeirmalecounterpartsorcolleagues,andnotmeasurethevalueofwomenintheworkplacebasedontraditionalequalitymeasures.

EventhoughCharlottehasbeen

devotedtohercareerandattainedgreatsuccessesovertheyears,

shealsoprioritizesherfamily.Sheadvocatesforwomennottoneglecttheirfamiliesbecauseofwork,andshowsrespectforwomenwhohavedifferentprioritiesatdifferentlife

stages:"Itisimportantforustohaveclearprioritiesonwhatwewantat

eachlifestageandstriveforourgoals."Speakingofrolemodels,Charlotte

saidthatherrolemodel"hasherownapproachtobalancingworkandlife.Ireallyadmirehermindsetoflongtermplanningforhercareer.Weshouldnotpursuegettingtoplacestooquickly,butratherhowfarwecango."

"Whenwearenolongerusingwordssuchasgenderequality,thenwe

havereallyachievedequality.Women

shouldnotholdtheviewthatthey

aredisadvantagedcomparedto

men.Instead,weshoulderadicate

stereotypes,playtoouradvantages,andsetcleargoalsateverystageofourlivestoseeklongtermcareer

developmentandcontributetowardsthecommercialenvironment."

ThesearethewordsofwisdomthatCharlotteLu,awomenofinfluence,

wantsustorememberinourpersonalandprofessionaljourneys.

CharlotteattendsDeloitteChinaNationalPartnersConferenceinBeijing

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CharlotteattendstheForthi-EDUSummit

CharlotteislearningtomakeThaicuisineatDeloitteChinaManagementTeamandChinaBoardretreat.

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Shineyourbrightestlight

SallyChen

DeloitteChinaTaxDirector

"IaminspiredbywhatCalvinowroteinHermitinParis–'Idon'tbelieve

inanythingthatiseasy,quick,

spontaneous,improvised,roughandready.Ibelieveinthestrengthof

whatisslow,calm,obstinate,devoidoffanaticismsandenthusiasms.

Idonotbelieveinanyliberation

eitherindividualorcollectivethatcan

beobtainedwithoutthecostofself-

discipline,ofself-construction,ofeffort'."

Reflectingon2020,theCOVID-19

outbreakhadanunprecedented

impactonpeople'sworkandlives.

DeloitteChinaTaxDirector,SallyChen,sawthischallengeasanopportunityforself-developmentandself-liberation.

LastSeptember,Sally,theonlyfemaleintheGlobalJapaneseServicesGroup(JSG)leadershipteam,wasinvitedtohosttheGlobalJSGAsiaPacificconference.ThiswasalsothefirsttimeJSGhadconductedtheconferenceremotely.

Asthepandemiccontinuedtoaffect

theworldofwork,Sallykeptexploringnewwaystoadapt,“Externally,we

maintainedclientrelationshipsthroughwebcastmeetings,andastheepidemicstabilized,weheldroundtable

meetingstoallowmoreoffline

communication.Internally,tofully

mobilizeandengageteammembers,everyonewasexpectedt