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May 8th, 2013
The Little Book of Diversity, a One and All Bulletin
Our latest Bulletin reports on the launch of “The Little Book of Diversity” by Women 1st, on Helena Morrissey and her campaign for gender equality in the workplace and why support for working mothers is particularly important two years after they return to work from maternity leave. The full Bulletin can be accessed here.
May 8th, 2013
2013 Shine Awards shortlist announced
Women 1st have announced the shortlist for the 2013 Shine Awards which are to be announced at a gala dinner at the Marriott Grosvenor Square in London on 19th June. The shortlisted nominees are: Woman of the Year •Jenny Body OBE – President-Elect, Royal Aeronautical Society •Julie Moore – Managing Director, Green Gourmet Ltd. •Michele…
April 29th, 2013
RBS chief on Gender Diversity
Chris Sullivan, Chief Executive of RBS UK Corporate Banking, has talked to the Guardian about the importance of Gender Diversity: “I’m absolutely anti-throwing a cheque at something and walking away – that’s rubbish,” he adds forcefully. “Lots of big organisations do that and call it CSR [corporate social responsibility]. My interest is in how to…
April 29th, 2013
People 1st is looking for employer feedback on Apprenticeships
People 1st is asking employers to take part in a consultation on the practical steps needed to transform apprenticeships following the government’s Richard Review on the future of apprenticeships. The employer consultation event will be held at One Queen Anne’s Gate, London on Wednesday 1 May from 2pm. People 1st will be asking employers in…
April 26th, 2013
Support for working mothers most important two years in says KPMG
Melanie Richards, a Corporate Finance Partner at KPMG, has written in the Guardian on the importance of support for working mothers, particularly at the point two years after their return from maternity leave when they may be thinking whether their career should take precedence over raising their family. Melanie writes: “Our risk and management consulting…
April 26th, 2013
Paralympic discus champion Josie Pearson on the paralympic legacy
Josie believes that the effect of the 2012 Paralympics has been exceptionally positive: “I’ve had so many people say to me that they find the Paralympians to be even more inspiring than Olympians, many have personal stories to tell on how they overcame adversity before becoming elite athletes. It’s put Paralympians firmly on the map…
April 26th, 2013
Helena Morrissey on her campaign for Gender Equality in the workplace
In an interview with the Evening Standard Helena Morrissey, head of Newton Asset Management and founder of the 30% Club encouraging increased female representation on Boards, has talked to the Evening Standard about the need to continue to press the case for gender equality in the workplace: “Chairmen and business leadership get the issue but…
April 8th, 2013
Mentoring the female leaders of tomorrow
The latest One ad All Bulletin focuses on the importance of mentoring and looks at it from both a mentor’s and mentee’s point of view. The full Bulletin can be found here.
April 8th, 2013
VisitEngland launch ‘Listen Up’ guide
VisitEngland and Action on Hearing Loss have teamed up to launch ‘Listen Up!’ a guide for tourism businesses serving hard of hearing customers. More than 10 million people in the UK have some form of hearing loss and ‘Listen Up!’ is full of advice on dealing with these customers. The VisitEngland Press Release on launching…
March 26th, 2013
Updated VisitScotland Accessible Tourism Conference Report with slide presentations
The report on the Accessible Tourism Conference in Edinburgh on 12th March has been updated to include the various slide presentations as well as a link to the Metro Blogs report on the Conference. The updated report can be found here.
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