On April 12, 1961 Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin became the first person to travel into space. Just two years later another Soviet cosmonaut, Valentina Tereshkova, became the first woman to travel … Read more
Category: Challenge
Equal Pay Day: has progress ground to a halt?
Today is Equal Pay Day in the UK. It is a symbolic day that marks when women effectively stop earning relative to men, and is … Read more
Queen Bee Syndrome: fact or fiction?
The theory of Queen Bee Syndrome suggests that women in senior positions don’t encourage or even actively discourage other women to progress their careers. But … Read more
Remembering Gertrude Ederle: the swimmer who proved everyone wrong
In 1926, American swimmer Gertrude Ederle became the first woman to swim the English Channel. The feat had been completed by 5 men before this, … Read more
Imposter Syndrome
Are you a relatively high achieving professional that can’t help but think that you don’t deserve to be in the position you are? You’re certainly … Read more
Female Leadership and the World’s leading Universities
In an analysis of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, released last month, female leadership of top ranking higher education institutions continues to grow—albeit … Read more
The Bottom Line: Why Diversity Matters
If we already know it is the right thing to do, it is also increasingly clear that diversity remains a clear competitive differentiator amongst businesses. … Read more
An Interview with ICE-P Founder Carole Barron
Carole is a Senior Manager at the University of Kent with responsibility for the strategic development of innovation and enterprise. She has been the driving … Read more
Deloitte demonstrate the need for gender diversity innovation
Whilst diversity within businesses continues to makes progress, Deloitte has wondered if this progress isn’t a little too slow. “A company doesn’t need to be … Read more
Guilty Mother is coming to Canterbury
Global award winning entrepreneur, business director and writer, Jo Wimble-Groves, is giving an exclusive workshop at the University of Kent this October. Jo Wimble-Groves (also … Read more