What’s preventing women from taking a new direction in their careers? And what can we do to encourage more mid-career women to feel like a pivot to something new is an option? Those are the questions at the heart of a new piece of research commissioned by Jenn Barnett, head of equity, inclusion and diversity…
If you’re neurodiverse… Or know someone who is constantly battling an exhausting cycle of trying to fit in to workplaces that just don’t seem to get them… Or you’re an employer and want to better understand how you create a more inclusive workplace… You need to get Lillie Jamieson and her sister Alex on speed…
Have you ever felt judged or held back because of your appearance? It isn’t enough that women face gender inequality in the workplace affecting everything from pay and promotions; if you’re a woman living with obesity, it’s been proven that you’ll also be battling an unspoken weight bias. According to Napala Pratini, founder of Habitual,…
Feeling like your energy tank is permanently on empty? And climbing the stairs is an effort? Welcome to the wild ride of perimenopause, where your hormones start playing by new rules and it feels like your body is controlling you, not the other way around. But rather than battling through the chaos and feeling like…
“You only discover what you can do when you don’t have a plan B.”– Dr Victoria Stakelum Would you have the courage to walk away from a well-paid corporate job without a backup plan having just had a baby and moved house? Especially when you’re the breadwinner? That’s exactly what Dr Victoria Stakelum decided to…
Advertising for periods likes to paint a picture that your ‘time of the month’ is no bother at all. Except anyone who has lived with the reality of heavy periods knows what a nonsense this is. Excruciating pain and leaks from gushing/flooding events that no sanitary product can prevent make you either fearful of leaving…