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15 August 2013updated 22 Oct 2020 3:55pm

“Chess, bridge, poker – women come absolutely nowhere”

Stuart Wheeler: business quote of the day.

By Helen Roxburgh

“Chess, bridge, poker – women come absolutely nowhere.”

Stuart Wheeler argues there shouldn’t be quotas imposed on the number of women on boards because they have “failed” to beat men at sports where physical strength isn’t an issue.

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