'You’re doing phenomenally well with brilliant men; why wouldn’t you want brilliant women too?'

Norah Casey says she wants to empower women to achieve their full potential in the business world, writes Carolyn Moore

Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald

Photo credit: Pictured getting their selfie taken by Norah Casey, chair of Harmonia Publications were, Áine Mulloy, Co-Founder, Girlcrew, Sandra Healy from DCU, Gina O’Reilly, chief operating officer, Nitro, and Sarita Johnston, female entrepreneurship manager, Enterprise Ireland. Picture Colm Mahady/Fenn

It’s been the surprise, feel-good hit of 2017, and having raked in over $200 million at the box office, Hidden Figures has sent a resounding message to Hollywood that the world wants to see women’s stories on screen.