Old, narrow stereotypes of how to achieve business success and what success looks like are still quoted in our society, but slowly their dominance is starting to fade as authenticity and variety start to show their power, to the benefit of us all.
Tag Archives: womens roles
The importance of ‘Self’
Our brilliant mentor Kay Edwin talks about the importance of discovering your sense of ‘self’ and being proud of your uniqueness, as a tool to help you thrive.
Rewriting the rules as a female priest
Imogen’s story of standing up for her rights as a mum against a gender-biased institution like the Church is inspirational and filled with hope. It shows that progress can be and is still being made by strong women all over the country, standing their ground and making new rules one step at a time.
Gender imbalance in the workplace means everyone loses.
Gender imbalance in the workplace is not only harmful to women’s careers, self-esteem and future prospects, but it also limits the success of an organisation as a whole and underplays the value of those traits culturally regarded as ‘female’.
Is flexible working only flexible for mothers?
It seems that we have a long way to go in understating the true impacts of home working on gender equality. How do we make sure that everyone is supported to take equal responsibility at work and at home in this new world?