Blogs

Equality vs. Equity

The theme of International Women’s Day 2023 is #EmbraceEquity, so we are exploring the difference between Equality and Equity.

What is Deadnaming?

People who are gender non-conforming, transgender, or nonbinary often transition to who they actually are, instead of who others label them as.

Don’t Ignore Your Boundaries at Work

Ever worked late to get ahead on a project or not taken leave because you don’t want to let your team down? Or perhaps worked over capacity to show you were grateful for the ‘opportunity’?

What is Code-Switching?

The creation of genuinely accessible and welcoming spaces for diverse groups of people is the best way to reduce the psychological impact of having to self-police and code-switch.

The Importance of Mums in the Workplace

Being a mother equips you with skills that are key to a successful career and intrinsic to any workplace.

Why Racism is Still a Huge Issue in the Workplace

120,000 minority ethnic background workers have quit with more than 1 in 4 workers facing racist jokes at work, resulting in 35% of them feeling less confident in work.

Why is Inclusive Leadership Important?

Only 1 in 3 leaders have a clear view about how inclusive their leadership is, with one third believing they are more inclusive than they are perceived to be by their colleagues.

How can we attract, retain and progress women?

A study by Atkins showed that 57% of women drop out of engineering by the time they’re 45 compared to 17% of men.

THRIVE Delegate shares her highlights from Inclusion Allies module – Jo Rigby Guest Blog

THRIVE Delegate shares her highlights from Inclusion Allies module.

The Importance of Pronouns

Pronouns are how we refer to someone or talk about someone in the third person.

Menopause at Work: a Guide to starting the Conversation

The menopause doesn’t stop at the door of your office when you walk in. Hot flushes, headaches, anxiety, brain fog, poor concentration, and more can strike at any time.

How to Recognise Burnout

With working at home being more common for us these days, it’s worth reflecting on our own health and wellbeing when we don’t have that commute to bookend our working day.

Do you feel safe to speak up and challenge the way things are done in your company?

Why is Allyship important?

Allyship is the practice of emphasising social justice, inclusion, and human rights in order to advance the interests of those oppressed or marginalised in society.

How Having a Mentor Can Help you Excel

Being mentored is a fantastic way to learn key skills and knowledge, all from a more experienced professional.

What is Diversity?

Companies need diversity. Diversity is more than gender or ethnicity; it’s our different abilities, our age, our origins, our sexual orientation, our faith, and our socioeconomic status.

How to Overcome Imposter Syndrome

A lot of us have been there, those niggling doubts, that voice in our heads that says, ‘What are you doing here? You’re way out of your league!’ Feel Familiar?

The Stereotype affecting 60% of UK Employees

These are some of the negative stereotypes persisting about people living with obesity in work, often leading to discrimination in the workplace.

Alumni Workshop Availability

With just 11 days to go until our next Alumni Workshop, spaces have been filling up fast but there are still a small number of spaces still available for the webinar workshop.

Tips for Home Schooling

As a working parent, I know what a challenge it can be to strike a good balance between work and parenting at the best of times; homeschooling has taken that challenge to a whole new level!!

Coronavirus Update

Coronavirus Update: With Covid-19 having caused so much disruption across the UK, we wanted to update our clients on what we are doing to reduce the impact caused by Coronavirus.

How reverse mentoring can improve an organisations diversity and inclusion

What is a ‘Gender bias decoder’ and how can it help your business?

International Womens day – Why do we still need one in 2019?

Are Your Communication Skills Holding You Back?

Global Diversity

The best of both worlds – why women only training courses can be beneficial

Top ten perks of being a working mum

Gender balance vital for UK Industry – Skills 4 to deliver major programme in Northern Ireland

Better Gender Balance Makes Better Business Sense

Performance: The ‘entry ticket’ for career progression

Communication: consider your audience

Do women face barriers from the outset?

Women and Wealth: Top 5 Female Entrepreneurs

Are Women Really ‘Equal’ to Men?

Are our people business decisions really being made by the unconscious bias?

Women in the Boardroom

Women’s careers hit the glass ceiling – is it all in the mind?