Richardson oversees the legal components for multiplatform content distribution for all Fox brands, including Fox Entertainment, Fox Sports and Fox News Media. Her plate has been full the past 12 months leading her legal team through a heavy renewal cycle for the company’s distribution agreements. An adept negotiator, she’s fostered strong relationships with both her colleagues and those sitting across the table, and she’s an active mentor within Fox and the larger industry.
“By providing women equitable access to senior leaders, mentors and sponsors. To reach the highest levels of leadership, women need allies and advocates within their organizations to help them navigate their ascent up the corporate ladder. When leaders fail to cultivate strong relationships with women in their organization, they inadvertently constrain women’s careers and don’t learn what they’re capable of.”
If you took a six-month sabbatical, how would you spend it? I would spend my sabbatical playing lots and lots of tennis and traveling the world with my husband, my 11-year-old son, and my 8-year-old daughter.
What biases do you believe have an impact on women’s advancement in the workplace? I believe that unfair assumptions about women’s commitment to their careers and suitability for leadership, as compared to their male counterparts, keeps women from being promoted and receiving equitable compensation for increased responsibilities.