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People 'disconcerted their boss is a woman' says Guardian's first female Editor-in-Chief

People 'disconcerted their boss is a woman' says Guardian's first female Editor-in-Chief

Katharine Viner, the first female Editor-in-Chief of The Guardian, says that she still finds staff that are unsettled that their boss is female.

Giving her first interview since her promotion, Viner explained to Vogue that some of her colleagues seemed slightly disconcerted to work for a woman. Having taken over the role from pervious Editor Alan Rusbridger, Viner had to beat the likes of Janine Gibson, Wolfgang Blau and Emily Gibson for the top seat.

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