Gender Matters.

The under-representation of women in leadership roles, the gender pay gap in spite of legislation and the lack of participation in family-based policies in the workplace are three major challenges facing organisations today. There is an urgent need for transformative action, and this think-tank is your opportunity to be part of the conversation about this.

The Gender Matters think-tank provides an opportunity for you to share insights, participate in discussions and gain inspiration through presentations from key figures from policy, practice and academia.

Wednesday 27th June, Work Foundation, 21 Palmer Street, London, SW1H 0AD

10:00 - Registration and Refreshments

10:20 - Welcome

10:45 - Insight - What matters to your business?

11:45 - Networking

12:00 - Gender Matters in Practice - Active roundtable discussions

13:00 - Networking Lunch

13:45 - Impact - Are current policies helping women to achieve their full potential at work?

14:30 - Networking

14:45 - Policy Barriers and Opportunities - Active roundtable discussions

15:30 - Summary Keynote - What's next? The Future of Inclusive Leadership

16:00 - Close

Key speakers include:

Hema Marshall - Hema is the General Manager for the SMB Market, Cisco UK and the Executive Lead for Inclusion and Diversity. She is responsible for the strategic direction of the inclusion and diversity agenda in the UK. Hema is a strong leader who is passionate about connecting people, women in tech and helping people unlock their full potential. Hema is an advocate for investing in, connecting with, and inspiring tomorrow’s technology leaders. Before taking up her current role in December 2016, Hema was the Head of Country Digitisation agenda, delivering a connected program on how we can digitise the UK and served on the UK & Ireland Executive Board

Tom Trezise - Tom is a lead on the United Nations Task-force for Privacy and Security, a Fellow and Acting President of the Health Studies Collegium and he also a member of the Dean’s Council for Lancaster University Management School. Tom is Vice Chairman of the Board of the Pentland Centre for Sustainability and is a Co-founder of InterClass, an international consortium focusing on leadership, learning and innovation. His training and experience has been in dealing with large complex problems to develop long-term sustainable solutions, understanding potential future developments and then determining a systemic view of actions from a global to local perspective. Tom has previously held Executive positions with AT&T, the DuPont Company and the Computer Sciences Corporation.

Ruth Ashby - Ruth is Head of Talent for Barclays UK. She is a purposeful proponent of gender equality in organisations and society. Ruth has a track record of working systemically to help organisations close the gap between gender intent and achieving real change.Most recently she has led the development of innovative talent initiatives which have positively impacted women’s careers and Barclays’ culture. She is focused on creating environments in which participants shape their own learning, are supported to experiment and equipped to shift the systems in which they operate. She is a Chartered Occupational Psychologist who has held senior roles in Media, Consultancy and Financial Services and a flexible working mum of two girls.

Dr David Perfect - David is a Research Manager at the Equality and Human Rights Commission. He is the research lead for the Work domain at the EHRC. Previously he worked as a Research Manager for the former Equal Opportunities Commission so has a background in gender-related research; in recent years, he has specialised on religion or belief issues, particularly as they affect the workplace. He is also a Visiting Professor at the University of Chester.

Lancaster University Management School are at the forefront of gender research through the Academy for Gender Work and Leadership, and in partnership with the Work Foundation, will bring together pioneering figures from policy, practice and academia to tackle the wicked challenge of the gender policy-practice gap.