March 9, 2020
e-Learning in Diversity & Inclusion

Tips on using e-Learning in Diversity & Inclusion

E-learning doesn’t have a great name. You may well have experienced one of these boring click-through experiences yourself. Or perhaps you see it not being used […]
February 21, 2020
fewer women at senior levels

Why are there fewer women at senior levels?

The numbers are clear, there are fewer women at senior levels.  But why is it that women don’t seem to advance at the same rate as […]
February 5, 2020
Recruit to find more gender diverse candidates

How to help a recruiter find more diverse candidates to fill your job vacancies

This is a guest contribution by Chris Stappard, Managing Director of Edward Reed Recruitment. Here, he shares what you can do to help your recruitment company […]
November 28, 2019
designing a diversity & inclusion strategy

How to Design a Diversity & Inclusion Strategy

Responsible for Diversity & Inclusion and wondering where to start? How do you set priorities? Is it about ethnicity or gender or LGBT? Should you focus […]
November 18, 2019
De-bias your Advancement Process

De-bias your Advancement Process – Work Allocation

Do you really need to de-bias your advancement process? There is a very strong belief that people get promoted on merit. But is that true? Is […]
October 22, 2019
Changing Corporate Culture One Woman At A Time

Demystify Technology – It Works to Recruit Women in Tech and Engineering

Several contacts of mine have recently shared what worked for them to recruit women in tech and engineering. It turns out there are some key elements […]
October 7, 2019

How Competent are Diversity & Inclusion Professionals?

There are many people that are passionate about Diversity & Inclusion. But is that enough for effective Diversity & Inclusion professionals? Driving a change initiative throughout […]
September 23, 2019
Why is Diversity and Inclusion a Hot Topic?

Why is Diversity and Inclusion a Hot Topic?

Increasingly clients ask me to link my work in gender to a wider inclusion and diversity agenda. Diversity and Inclusion is clearly a hot topic for […]
August 29, 2019
Unconscious Bias Training Raise Awareness of Diversity

Unconscious Bias Training to Raise Awareness of Diversity

You need to be ever so careful with unconscious bias training.  It’s easy to get it wrong, and often doesn’t have the intended impact. Yet it’s […]
August 15, 2019
Unconscious Bias Training Work

Did I Get It Wrong? Does Unconscious Bias Training Work after all?

If you know me, you will know my answer to does unconscious bias training work?  I am not a fan of unconscious bias training, and I […]
July 11, 2019
Unconscious Bias Training Gender Balance Diversity Includion Consulting Women Leadership

How to Engage Men in Gender Diversity

My clients often ask me how to engage men in gender diversity.  They have learned that to create gender balance you need to engage with both […]
June 25, 2019
Model for recruiting women into science and technology

Recruiting Women Into Science and Technology – Great New Dutch Model

I have recently come across a great Dutch model for attracting new talent into science and technology. It has been developed by the ‘Platform for Talent […]
June 7, 2019
Create a successful women's network

How to Create a Successful Women’s Network in your Organisation

So, you are keen to create a successful women’s network in your organisation. Sounds easy, and fun, right? Just get a nice bunch of female colleagues […]
May 15, 2019
What Works to Recruit Women into Tech & Engineering – My Story

What Works to Recruit Women into Tech & Engineering – My Story

What Works to Recruit Women into Tech & Engineering – My Story I often advise organisations on how best to recruit women in tech & engineering. […]
March 5, 2019
Business case for gender diversity

Gender Diversity and Inclusion. Why? – Your Business Case for Gender Diversity

Everyone seems to be talking about gender diversity and inclusion. Only in the last year we have heard about #MeToo, the gender pay gap, 100 year […]