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Video: Empowering Female Leaders in Latin America with Duda Kertész at #LABC18

The Johnson & Johnson executive shared her thoughts on intentionally implementing programs to help women succeed in the workforce.

Speakers:

  • Duda Kertész, President, Johnson & Johnson Consumer, U.S. HealthE
  • J.J. Stranko, Client Experience Lead, McKinsey (moderator)

"If we don’t have an intentional program to remove the obstacles for women to grow, then it will take a really, really long time to close the gender gap," Duda Kertész said at the Latin American Business Conference 2018, organized by AS/COA's Young Professionals of the Americas. The Johnson & Johnson executive shared her personal experience advancing in her career, as well as her thoughts on implementing temporary gender quotas and looking for sponsors versus mentors.

Learn more about Young Professionals of the Americas.

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