Valerie Beaulieu is Adecco Group’s chief sales and marketing officer. She was previously the chief marketing officer for Microsoft in the U.S. and a longtime tech executive.

She is a firm believer that businesses need to actively empower women. According to Beaulieu, by offering upskilling, training in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) to keep up with the new digital economy, federal, state or company subsidies and financial assistance with childcare—the norm for many European nations—and providing flexible work styles, it would help promote positive changes.