Magician Rachel Wax

By Tina Renick

Published April 12, 2024 at 10:30 PM EDT

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The gender balance in Rachel Wax’s profession is disheartening, she says: “It has one of the smallest percentages of women. I mean the ratio is astounding.” U.S. Senator? Catholic priest? Not quite that bad. She is a magician. And things are improving.

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