I was at an event last night – 4 women speakers, 50+ people in the room of which there were about 5 men. The conversations were about leadership, the absence and gaps in modern leadership, and opportunities for women. It was a brilliant place to be and the networking and chat continued late into the… Read More Off the agenda
I spoke at a conference the other week. It was to support women in Governance, Risk and Compliance. It was brilliant – loads of smart women talking about stuff in the GRC arena and I was only there as part of a panel about male allyship. I was one of 3 men in the room… Read More Outnumbered
Every Friday on my business LinkedIn account I celebrate the people who have engaged, motivated, inspired, and generally been positive in the previous week. Last Friday I realised halfway through compiling the list it was just women. It’s not hard to amplify when people do good things. Men, take note.
I was asked to speak at an event and declared my usual caveat about the event being gender balanced to the organisers. They agreed and then started discussing how the panel I’d be on would be organised. It was, unfortunately, going to be a manel so I stopped them and said I’d not be able… Read More A little bit of pressure
You may have noticed there hasn’t been a new episode of Women Talking About Learning recently. It wasn’t planned but we’ve been on a break. Following the Easter holidays we had wi-fi issues at home and trying to work, let alone record podcast episodes was near impossible. So we’ve taken the opportunity to pause. From… Read More Take a break