Annabel Karmel, the British business woman behind a line of luxury children's food, has said that she believes that there are some jobs that most women are not suited to.
Speaking at a literary festival she said that woman can be "too sensitive" and that, speaking from her own experience, she believed that they struggle to deal with failure:
"I think there are some jobs that women can't do as well as men. I mean I think it is true," she said.
"I see a lot of women in business who try to be like a man and become aggressive, and I don't think that is good for women and women aren't suited for that."
She continued, "I think we are sometimes more sensitive than men. We need to pick what's good for us. I'm not saying that every woman is sensitive. I am - and sometimes I don't have confidence. Sometimes I go into a room and I'm not very confident about this particular meeting."
Newstalk's Down to Business hosted a special panel discussion with female entrepreneurs and executives on Saturday, to tie-in with Monday's Women Mean Business Conference and Awards which celebrated women in a diverse range of businesses.
Marissa Carter MD of Cocoa Brown; Julie Currid, co-founder and COO of Initiafy; and Elaine Carey, CCO of Three all sat down with Bobby Kerr to discuss the challenges and opportunities that women encounter in the business world.
