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5 Questions with the company creating an award-winning culture
Our exciting new series of interviews with award-winning equitable employers...
Sarah’s 5 pillars of progress: Paving the way in construction
It takes a great leader to steer a course in rough weather or chart a brand new direction entirely. For women in construction, Sarah’s story is a must-read.
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One employer, a varied 30-year leadership career
With her parents’ encouragement, Rashpal Martin joined NatWest at the age of 16, and “hats off to them, it's paid me dividends”, she says. The bank has facilitated a path to senior leadership and provided her with “a platform to learn many skills”. Currently Head of...
Practical Tools for Managing Anxiety
We recently shared an article about the impact of COVID-19 on general levels of anxiety. One of our experts shared tips on scheduling and self care as tools to reduce anxiety and overwhelm. Today, we're hearing from two more experts on common thinking traps and...
Practical steps for successful inclusive hiring
Gas distribution network SGN is adamant that it needs a diverse workplace and an inclusive culture if they’re to future-proof their business. In-house Recruiter, Hayley Mowbray, shares how they’ve embedded inclusive hiring practices, her advice on how to make such...
Research for how employers can increase applications from women
A recent survey by TotalJobs of nearly 9,000 workers in the UK highlighted the importance of transparency of policies from employers and how not doing this can hinder recruitment outcomes. WORK180’s global research mirrors these findings with women rating gender...
How good leadership inspires employee engagement
In the six years she’s been at Reward Gateway, Toni Whitehouse has worked her way up from sales development rep to sales manager and is now Head of Sales Development UK. She shares what helped accelerate her path to leadership, how she found her confidence and her...
Coping mechanisms for anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 and the lockdown has impacted us all in different ways. To learn coping mechanisms if you have suffered or know anyone that has, with mental health concerns, hear from Samantha Foy from Vaultex, who shares her journey on coping with anxiety. My anxiety has...
New Research Shows how Employers can Increase Applications from Women
A recent survey by TotalJobs of nearly 9,000 workers in the UK highlighted the importance of transparency of policies from employers and how not doing this can hinder recruitment outcomes. WORK180’s global research mirrors these findings with women rating gender...
Driving Equality From A Tech COO
Be inspired by a Q&A with eyeo COO Jutta Horstmann on role models and driving gender equality, and how the presence of women in tech should and will evolve. What are your experiences as a woman in tech? "When I started to work as a system administrator and...
Living Authentically: A Journey to Yourself
Charlie Patchett never wanted to be the poster person for diversity at Programmed. But by choosing her authentic life and deciding to proactively deal with people’s potential misconceptions, she now does transgender awareness sessions at work and talks openly about...