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Conference Speaker: Victoria Brignall

By Alice Heggie | 20 August 2018

Victoria Brignall is Manager of European IT Business Management at Enterprise-Rent-A-Car. She has very kindly agreed to speak at our inaugural Inspire Challenge Excel Conference … Read more

Win ICE-P Conference tickets!

By Alice Heggie | 01 June 2018

On the 26th September this year we are hosting the very first Inspire Challenge Excel Programme Conference at the beautiful Canterbury Cathedral Lodge and we … Read more

Maximising female potential in the workplace

By Alice Heggie | 01 June 2018

Abbie Sampson, Director of External Affairs at Energy UK, reflects on hosting the first workshop for Energy UK’s new Equality and Diversity Forum last month. … Read more

New ‘GIRL Fund’ to encourage gender diversity

By Alice Heggie | 18 May 2018

Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has launched the first gender diversity fund that will invest more in UK companies that have achieved higher levels … Read more

An Interview with Clare Simpson from Smartlife

By Alice Heggie | 08 March 2018

We interviewed Clare Simpson, Product Director at Manchester based smart garment technology company Smartlife, about wearable tech and being a woman in a male dominated … Read more

Why we need to improve parental leave

By Alice Heggie | 08 December 2017

Last month the insurance company Aviva announced its plan to offer equal parental leave of up to a year, with 26 weeks of basic full … Read more

Equal Pay Day: has progress ground to a halt?

By Alice Heggie | 10 November 2017

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?

By Alice Heggie | 27 October 2017

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

The Bottom Line: Why Diversity Matters

By Alice Heggie | 29 September 2017

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

Deloitte demonstrate the need for gender diversity innovation

By Alice Heggie | 15 September 2017

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

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