The hidden truth about D&I
It was only a month ago that I launched my new podcast ‘The Confidence Conversation’ and I'm incredibly proud that it's had such a fantastic response. It's been recommended by the Global Institute of Women's Leadership, WeAreTheCity and even reached the Apple Top 10 chart for Careers on its launch!
You can listen to last month's episodes here and I'll be hosting a new episode every fortnight. I have some amazing guests lined up to chat about the power of coaching and mentoring, how to boost your visibility and how to stay motivated.
If you enjoy listening, please do leave a review and subscribe on your podcast app...it would be greatly appreciated! A big thank you to our partner, Capability Jane Recruitment, and do check out their website where you’ll find lots of advice for candidates and employers on embracing flexible working.
Here are my 3 things to know from June:
The Hidden Truth about Diversity & Inclusion in the FTSE All-Share. I highly recommend this new Women on Boards UK report which shows that in the firms below the FTSE 350, over 50% have an all-male executive leadership team, 37% have one or no female board members and the Gender Pay Gap is higher than the national average. It makes for shocking reading but is yet more proof that progress is needed.
Companies supporting parental and pregnancy loss leave. In more positive news, it's encouraging to see John Lewis enhancing support for its people with six months’ equal parenthood paid maternity and paternity leave and two weeks paid pregnancy loss leave. This is a topic I'll be writing about in my book 'Don't Fix Women: A toolkit for gender equality at work'. If you can share any examples of any other companies who are doing good things in this space, I'd love to hear from you so please do get in touch.
Men Supporting Women: How to be an inclusive leader. I attended a brilliant panel event hosted by The Business School and the Global Women’s Leadership Programme last week about male allies and the critical role of men in developing organisations where everybody can thrive. The full recording of the event is available to watch here and is really useful listening on how men can be better allies for women in the workplace.
Finally, a huge well done to ForbesWomen for introducing the inaugural 50 Over 50 Women List, proving success really has no age limit. I've loved reading their stories and if you're after more inspiration, you can follow me on ForbesWomen here.
Until next time.
Joy
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