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LIFE FROM A FEMALE PERSPECTIVE
Recently there's been a flurry of activity on Twitter about putting an end to "manels" (male-only conference/seminar panels) and the un-female friendly nature of a selection of associated paraphernalia which puts women at a disadvantage when on a conference stage. These include:
- "Bar stool" type seats that are too high (if you're as short as me they require advanced climbing and abseiling skills) and difficult to sit on unless wearing trousers
- Microphones that require either pockets or belts
- Lecterns that end at neck height
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I've put together a Twitter moment that contains a selection of tweets about women's experiences and, more importantly, some solutions. To add your thoughts, suggesions, solutions, just send a tweet to @womeninthecity and we'll add it to the moment.
WHEN ONE DOOR CLOSES ... KEEP PUSHING OTHERS OPEN
Many of you know that I stood for Election as the non-Aldermanic Sheriff in the City of London on 25 June. It was the first time since 2011 that the election was contested and three rooms in Guildhall were packed to capacity (1500 Liverymen in total). The campaign had started towards the end of last September - a long 9 months during which Women in the City has taken a bit of a back seat.
On the day, the three non-Aldermanic Shrieval candidates and the Aldermanic candidate each gave a 4 minute speech before there was a calI for a show of hands for each of us. The Hon Liz Green and Alderman Vincent Keavney were voted as the Non-Aldermanic and Aldermanic Sheriffs respectively.
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Early on in my campaign someone wisely advised me to have more than one objective in mind. It was important to me that I (1) spread the word as widely as possible about the Election and the role of the Sheriffs in the City and (2) share how important I believe diversity and inclusion is to the future of the Civic City (Livery Companies, Shrievalty and Lord Mayor).
When I first announced my potential candidature over 2000 people read my post on LinkedIn. 5000 read the Press Release announcing my official submission of election papers and just over 2000 read about the election day. I was also featured in two editions of City Matters newspaper and started a Twitter conversation (@GlassSeller) about the importance of greater diversity and inclusion. I think I can say "Tick" on those objectives.
I received support from so many people - Liverymen across the 100+ Livery Companies and business colleagues, too. Following the election I've received wonderful emails from complete strangers about my Election Speech, so my special thanks to Meg Sanders of Writing Project for helping me polish it to mirror-like perfection!
Read about the Campaign, my Election Address and Election Speech.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Congratulations to our
- 2014 Future Leaders Award Joint Winner Naomi Bowman and her husband on the birth of their son, Elijah Edward Otto on 8 July.
- 2009 Woman of Achievement Award Insurance Category Winner 2009, Sue Langley OBE on her successful election as Alderman for the Ward of Aldgate. This means there are now 4 female Aldermen in the City (plus 21 male). The others are Baroness Scotland, Alison Gowman and Emma Edhem (recently elected to Candlewick Ward).
SUMMER BREAK
Women in the City is taking a break during August. We'll be back in September refreshed and ready to keep pushing at those doors, making a difference and supporting women to be the very best they can!
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- book to attend 100 Years on - Women in Architecture on 19 July
- view latest blogs from our website
GWEN RHYS
Founder & CEO
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100 Years On : Women in Architecture
As part of the City of London’s Women: Work and Power Campaign The City Centre will be hosting an evening of presentations, discussion and networking to mark one hundred years of women’s suffrage.
Chaired by Gwen Rhys, CEO of Women in the City, our panel of speakers will celebrate women's contribution to architecture and the shaping of the City of London's built environment over the last century. What does the future hold and how can we work together to increase and celebrate diversity in the industry?
Panel:
- Karen Cook, Founding Partner at PLP Architecture
- Jo Williams, National Chair of Women in Property and Partner at Sanderson Weatherall
- Roma Agrawal MBE, Structural Engineer, Author and Associate Director at Aecom
Tickets: £10 (includes a free glass of beer/wine)
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LATEST FROM WOMEN IN THE CITY
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In brief:
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FTSE 350 urged to step up to meet 2020 women on boards targets
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men-change-agents Figures released on 27 June by the Hampton-Alexander Review show 29% of FTSE 100 board positions are held by women. More women than ever before are on the boards of the UK’s largest companies but they still have some way to go to meet the target of 33% women by 2020, according to new data […]
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Fathers say they’d take pay cut for better work-life balance
Fathers should be helped and encouraged to work flexibly to reduce the impact that having children has on women’s careers, says think tank. The Social Market Foundation (SMF) said that cultural barriers to men working part time help force mothers into career choices that have long-term costs for their employment levels and wages. In a […]
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Charities lack diversity at senior level
A third of largest charities ‘have all-white senior leadership teams and boards’ Green Park has released new research reviewing the diversity in Major UK Charities which has found that more than a third (34) of the largest 100 UK charities by turnover have no ethno-cultural diversity in their senior leadership team. Only 8.1% of senior […]
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UK authorised fund managers seeking (female) NEDs
In April 2018, the Financial Conduct Authority — as part of a raft of far-reaching changes — confirmed all UK authorised fund managers (AFMs) would have to include a minimum of two non-executive directors on their boards. Since then, research organisation, UK Fund Boards has been unpicking what this is all going to mean for […]
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LATEST FROM PROJECT DIAMOND
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Latest from Project Diamond:
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Totum research shows women taking the lead in law
For some time, Totum has seen more women making headway at leadership levels in business services functions in law. But we are delighted to now be able to put some figures behind what we know from our experience of working with talented business women in the legal sector. These show that more women are being […]
The post Totum research shows women taking the lead in law (http://citywomen.co.uk/project-diamond/women-taking-lead-in-law/) appeared first on Project Diamond (http://citywomen.co.uk/project-diamond) .
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Why are women are exiting your organisation.
The exit interview is a dying breed at a time when so many questions are being asked about how to retain the best talent, how to increase diversity at all levels in organisations and how to engage the younger generations just entering the job market with a different set of expectations and approaches. So […]
The post Why are women are exiting your organisation. (http://citywomen.co.uk/project-diamond/women-are-leaving-your-organisation-ask-why/) appeared first on Project Diamond (http://citywomen.co.uk/project-diamond) .
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The legal sector: Land of opportunity for women or dead end?
Deborah Gray, one of three founding Directors at Totum Partners considers why gender statistics in the legal sector may not be revealing the whole story of how women are impacting the profession. Women still have some way to go to be fairly and equally represented in the workplace. As the recent publication of gender pay […]
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