researchers like Geoff Trickey have speculated that the financial crash of 2008 might have been significantly different had women played a more prominent role in high finance. “Risk-taking is desirable and required in the workplace, but we need a balance to avoid it spiraling out of control,” Trickey wrote. “If you’re not recruiting people of all risk types, you’re missing out on a fundamental self-controlling mechanism. It’s a bloody good formula for survival.”
