EDI Digest #3
Stories focused on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion from Grant Thornton, OSEP CIC, BH&O LLP, Oxford Professional Consulting, Freeths and many more.
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Defining the journey towards diversity
Achieving a high standard of diversity in the workplace has become increasingly important – especially given the spotlight that has been shone on this aspect of business life by the recent global pandemic and the growing awareness of racial inequality around the world. For larger businesses there are also greater reporting requirements in this area from regulators and government.
Make an inclusive local economy a reality
Discover ways that your organisation and our local economy can become more inclusive, and have an even greater social impact.
Women In Business Digest #3
Celebrating International Women’s Day 2022, we’ve put together this fantastic bumper edition of inspirational and insightful stories from B4 Members such as Oxford Professional Consulting, Freeths, Penningtons Manches Cooper, Databasix and many, many more.
From Struggle To Success
Oxford Professional Consulting is Oxford’s premier consultancy for Executive Business Coaching and Leadership Communication. Led by Alison Haill, Principal Consultant and Founder, who hand-picks associates to suit individual contracts. The company has clients in the UK and abroad.
International Women’s Day
A hundred years ago the first women were being admitted as Solicitors. It was a huge milestone following the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919. Who would have thought it back then, that the profession is now full of women practising in all sectors of the profession. In July 2019, 63.1% of new admissions were women.
The strength to succeed
If I asked you to describe an Ironman triathlete, I doubt that you would immediately think of me. A 53 year old woman with a full time job as a lawyer managing the Oxford office of Freeths.
Filing vs Gadgets – Battle of the Sexes
When you walk into our office, you will be immediately greeted by 5 friendly female faces in our open plan archival digitisation suite. We could say we employ females in the archiving role for their accuracy and attention to detail but that would be stereotyping…
Why do we celebrate IWD?
Did you know that Ninety per cent of the world’s population hold some prejudice against women, a UN study found last week?
Bus manager Clarisse Garcia celebrates International Women’s Day 2022
Oxford Bus Company Retail Manager Clarisse Garcia has spoken of her pride in working in the bus industry, as part of the International Women’s Day 2022 celebrations.
Gender bias in the workplace
8th March marks International Women’s Day. This year’s campaign theme is #BreakTheBias, and its focus is on ‘creating a world free of bias, stereotypes and discrimination, and creating gender equality in workplaces, communities, schools and more’.
EDI Digest #2
Featuring inspirational stories and pressing issues from Penningtons Manches Cooper, Oxford Brookes Business School, Blake Morgan and many more…
Women In Business Digest #2
Read our second edition of the Women In Business special digest, celebrating the successes, leadership, and hardships overcome by women in their respective fields.
Inspirational watch range celebrates women overcoming adversity
A British entrepreneur is celebrating the incredible stories of five women – each of whom has overcome huge adversity – by launching a range of watches, each named after them. The new Inspiration series from Hagley West takes themes such as inner beauty, strength, rebirth and vitality to bring a unique character to each new model.
Blake Morgan signs up to The Law Society’s Women in Law...
Leading law firm Blake Morgan has announced its commitment to The Law Society’s Women in Law Pledge. This joint initiative of The Law Society, Bar Council of England and Wales, and Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) aims to create a more equal legal sector and brings gender equality to the forefront of the conversation.