It isn't so much that there are so few women in finance in total but, rather, few women in senior leadership roles. It is a real problem that we all need to focus on every day, but it is not a burden. It is an opportunity.
There are a very limited number of people in senior roles at the White House, and time is their most precious asset.
If you were just to look at Lockheed Martin, you'd see a lot of women in senior roles in our company and, not only that, our customers, so I don't consider it an old boys' club.
When you're trying to recruit a senior product manager from Hewlett-Packard, he doesn't want to work in a garage.
I am proud of the fact that women have been recognised as being as capable, as able to do the senior jobs in Europe as any man.
I've been trying to play old-lady parts since I was in my 20s, so I look forward to all of that.
As you become more senior in your career, it can be thin at the top - It's harder and harder to get unbiased and direct feedback when making decisions. You want people who will speak truth to power. Say no to any 'yes men or women' on your personal board. When you face a personal crossroads, you need honest advisors.
If you look at the pipeline of women moving up through the organisation, it's a matter of time and experience that they develop and performance that allows them to move into senior levels.
Ultimately, the goal is to use acquisitions to compress time on product development and get people on the team, especially in senior roles, who can help build out areas of the company they have experience in.
We just haven't had enough women in senior roles on Wall Street overall - fewer women in the investment banking function overall as well.
