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28 January 2020Influential Women in IPNadia Whittley

Ageism: the old taboo

By the end of this article you may think that I am a very opinionated person, and maybe I am. For many years, if I wanted my voice to be heard, I had to form an opinion, substantiate it with facts and keep right at it, no matter what.

I’ve developed an attitude which I use in every aspect of my life, whether I am talking to my mum or to my investors. The interesting point is that, as time has passed, reactions to my ideas and behaviours have changed (well, not my mum’s, her reaction is still the same!) and for a long time I was convinced that it was linked to the power of my arguments.

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