Thought Leadership Articles
100 years on, how would Emmeline Pankhurst view today’s workplace for women (and men)? #Vote100
Monday, 11 June, 2018
This weekend, I watched the parades of women across the UK celebrating 100 years since some British women were guaranteed the right to vote. I emphasise…
Are You Prepared for Your Customers to See All?
Friday, 6 October, 2017
From publishing Gender Pay Gaps to the Women in Finance Charter organisations in the UK are now faced with the prospect of sharing information publicly…
Mental Health - are we ready to move from talk to action?
Wednesday, 10 May, 2017
A recent survey by the Mental Health Foundation found that nearly two-thirds of people say they have experienced a mental health problem. More than four…
Diversity and Inclusion from 38,000 ft
Monday, 27 February, 2017
During all of that I had the privilege of speaking at a conference in Mumbai where I shared our STAR Framework, a tool designed to really understand where…
Social Mobility – the next frontier for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I)?
Tuesday, 24 January, 2017
Recent figures from The Social Mobility Commission show that in the UK seven per cent of children attend fee-paying schools. However, The Sutton Trust…
Is the Football Association ‘unable to modernise’?
Tuesday, 13 December, 2016
The FA appointed their first female on the board in 2011 – Heather Rabbatts CBE. In 2013 she criticised the composition of the commission as being “all-white,…
When did we get too busy to be inclusive?
Tuesday, 29 November, 2016
During my travels I was struck by a situation that made me really question how, as a society, we have become too busy to notice what is around us and how…
Diversity and Inclusion – the route to progress
Saturday, 8 October, 2016
However, companies are struggling to make ‘better workplaces for everyone’ a reality... which is increasingly concerning when we know that changing workforce…