Wimbledon is upon us and what better way to get into the spirit of the game than by looking back over the career of one … Read more
Tag: Equality
Who was Millicent Fawcett?
By now you should definitely have heard the name; in April of this year the statue of Millicent Fawcett was revealed in Parliament Square. On … Read more
Win ICE-P Conference tickets!
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
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
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
Flying high: our commercial airlines and their soaring pay gaps
I recently had a conversation with a pilot (male) friend of mine. This came after Easyjet published their pay gap data in January, exposing a … Read more
Suffrage in the UK
1918 was a big year for suffrage in the UK, with not only women being allowed to vote in parliamentary elections for the first time, … Read more
Inspiring Profile: Dame Kathleen Lonsdale
The achievements of women in science have, historically, been often played down or even ignored (for example only 13% of London’s blue plaque locations commemorate … Read more
Women Explorers: Solidarity and Snow
18 years ago, as the world was settling into the new millennium, two women were making history; on the 4th January 2000, Fiona Thornewill and … Read more
Why we need to improve parental leave
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