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Sometimes two females are better than one

Posted by: Harriet Green, Joint Chief Digital Officer and Myra Hunt, Joint Chief Digital Officer, Posted on: 8 March 2019 - Categories: Defra digital
Harriet Green and Myra Hunt - Chief Digital Officers

To mark International Women's Day 2019, Harriet Green and Myra Hunt, talk about their experience of job sharing the Chief Digital Officer role at Defra.

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