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Authority Magazine, September 2024, Becoming Stress-Proof: Katie Seaman of Encompass Equality On How To Reduce Or Eliminate Stress From Your Work

The Times, August 2024, I gave up my job at nearly 40. Why women my age are quitting

Forbes, August 2024, How to master workplace confidence in 3 steps

The Daily Mail, July 2024, Out with the old, in with the new?

Information Age, July 2024, Does gender matter when it comes to staying in or leaving a job?

People Management, June 2024, Why women leave jobs – and how to retain them

The Financial Times Working It newsletter, May 2024, Workplace tl;dr: men want money and women want balance

The Independent Schools Magazine, March 2024, Empowering girls

St Mary’s Colchester, March 2024, Gender equality trailblazer delivers inspiring talk for International Women’s Day

Relocate Magazine, March 2024, Think Global Women community celebrates International Women’s Day 2024

Think Global People, February 2024, ‘Allyship and effective networking – a strategy for transforming women’s career opportunities’

The Sun, January 2024, ‘Stand Tall: The 9 ways to boost self-confidence at work – and get the pay rise you want’

The HR Director, September 2023, ‘Don’t Fix Women’: Book review (Business Book of the month)

Management Today, August 2023, 'It’s not me, it’s you': Why organisations need to fix themselves, not their female staff

Wisdom for Working Mums podcast, August 2023, Seeds of Change: How Small Actions Can Create a Positive Legacy in the Workplace

Legal Futures, August 2023, Workplace culture, not personal issues, “making women leave”

WeAreTheCity, August 2023, Don’t fix women: New research identifies top five factors in how to retain women in the workplace

The Business of Being Brilliant podcast, June 2023, Climbing career mountains

Sofidel Future Magazine, May 2023, Blazing trails for gender equality

Dialogue, March 2023, The midlife maelstrom

Harper’s Bazaar, March 2023, The real issues at stake on International Women’s Day

Chartered Management Institute, March 2023, Closing the gender pay gap: “Flexibility is most important”

D&I Spy - Inclusion, Uncovered podcast, February 2023, Gender in the workplace and how men can be active allies to women

WeAreTheCity, February 2023, Gender Networks Meet Up

The Hunger Project, February 2023, 5 minutes with Unleashed Women member, Joy Burnford

FTSE Women Leaders Review, February 2023, Further reading: Current Business and Gender Books

HR Magazine, January 2023, Best of HR books

Management Today, December 2022, The best leadership books of 2022

The Globe and Mail, December 2022, The best management books of 2022

Global Leaders Today, December 2022, Five Steps You Can Take Today Towards Gender Equality

HR.com Talent Management Excellence, December 2022, Understanding Hormone Issues Is Key To Retaining Women

CEOWORLD Magazine, December 2022, Why it’s time to become a more inclusive leader

Noon, December 2022, Why we need more midlife women in leadership positions

People Managing People, December 2022, Gender Equality Will Help Us Create A Better World Of Work

People Management, December 2022, Reviews: What’s new

Working Mums, December 2022, Don’t fix women, fix work

The Financial Times, November 2022, FT business books: what to read this month

The Extraordinary Business Book Club, November 2022, Episode 342 – Don’t Fix Women with Joy Burnford

The Globe and Mail, November 2022, Stop trying to fix women. Start fixing your organization for gender equality

Authority Magazine, November 2022, The Great Resignation & The Future Of Work: How Employers and Employees Are Reworking Work Together

WeAreTheCity, November 2022, Recommended Read: Don’t Fix Women: The practical path to gender equality at work

People Management, January 2022, How job sharing can boost your career

Global Banking & Finance Review, June 2021, More Flexibility in the Finance Sector as Employees Return to Offices

WeAreTheCity Inspirational Woman series, June 2021, Inspirational Woman: Joy Burnford

The Alison Rose Review: Progress Report, March 2021, The Alison Rose Review of Female Entrepreneurship Progress Report 2021

The Female Lead, March 2021, Women at Work: Breaking Free of The ‘Unentitled Mindset’ Report

WealthiHer Network, March 2021, ‘She’s Got This’ virtual global summit

International Women’s Day, March 2021, IWD 2021: The impact of the pandemic on working women

People Management, December 2020, What can the Covid crisis teach us about gender equality?

People Management, November 2020, Could Covid boost gender-balanced cultures?

Cityworks Expert Advice, May 2020, Coronavirus: Could this be a turning point for better gender balance in business?

Pro Talks podcast with Ben Judah, March 2020, Pro Talks with Joy Burnford

The Telegraph business section, March 2020, There are no sides – men and women are in this together

NatWest Championing Women's Voices podcast with June Sarpong MBE, February 2020, Male Allies: Their role in gender diversity

Alison Maitland, IWE, January 2020, Amplifying women’s voices

HR News, December 2019, Flexible working a barrier to career progression for both men and women

The Telegraph, November 2019, Three quarters of women lack the confidence to ask for senior roles at work

Yahoo Finance, November 2019, How to resign without burning bridges with your employer

HR News, November 2019, 79% of women regularly lack confidence at work; and they’re not getting enough support from their managers to overcome this

Good Housekeeping, November 2019, How to ask for a pay rise and beat the gender pay gap

Economia, November 2019, Women need help to boost self-esteem at work

Management Today, November 2019, Newsflash: Women have ambitions too

WeAreTheCity, November 2019, How do men and women tackle imposter syndrome differently?

Employer News, November 2019, 79% of women regularly lack confidence at work, with 54% of them scared to ask for pay increase

PA Life, November 2019, 79% of women regularly lack confidence at work

Professional Woman’s Magazine, November 2019, How to resign without burning bridges with your employer

Management Today, August 2019, Does a lack of confidence hinder a woman's career progression?

HR Magazine, June 2018, 'GIRL' fund launched to invest in gender-diverse businesses

EA Today, April 2018, East Anglian Entrepreneurs Bid to Tackle Women’s Confidence

Business East Monthly, April 2018, Can we fix women in the workplace?

Hadleigh Village News, April 2018, Why women mean business...

Business East Monthly, March 2018, A boost for women in the workplace

In The Moment, March 2018, Surround yourself with strong women

East Anglian Daily Times, March 2018, Business start-up My Confidence Matters aims to boost women’s self-assuredness in the workplace

Gotelee Solicitors, March 2018, Why women mean business

Sfm, March 2018, Radio interview with  Demi Hamadishe

Essex-TV, March 2018, Essex based start-up finds 73% of women lack in confidence in the workplace

The Scotsman, March 2018, Women lack confidence to ask for pay rise

HR Magazine, March 2018, Three-quarters of women lack confidence in the workplace