everywoman Podcast

We talk to Caroline Casey, founder of The Valuable 500 campaign, about the need for disability role models in business.   Inclusive business campaigner, social entrepreneur and self-confessed ‘dangerous dreamer’, Caroline Casey has always lived a life without limits – from finding out she was legally blind only at the age of 17 years old, to her decision at 28 to leave her job and trek across Indi...

As President of techUK, Jacqueline de Rojas heads up the organisation that represents the digital companies and technologies that are shaping our lives - and will continue to increasingly define the social and business world. But with women, BAME and those in later life significantly underrepresented in this fast-moving Brave New World the challenges for diversity and inclusion are pressing. “Wher...

“Diversity is messy: it is not easy or comfortable, because it’s built on difference. It’s built on accepting that your way is not the only way”. Leonid Sudakov, President of Kinship, a division of Mars, has long been a vocal advocate for the rich talent, creativity and innovative thinking created by diverse workplaces. So for this month’s podcast we talk to him about the challenge of rethinking y...

We talk to author and activist, Ashton Applewhite, about how later life can be full of power and liberation if we choose to claim it. Ageism has been called the ‘last acceptable prejudice” – but ageing is also one of the fundamental markers of human progress, with a vast and growing demographic of people now living longer than ever. Given that, why are attitudes to age still so judgemental? And wh...

One in six people will experience poor mental health in the workplace – ranging from stress and anxiety to depression and bipolar disorder. In this everywoman podcast episode, we talk to Poppy Jaman about her work with the City Mental Health Alliance and Mental Health First Aid England to change the conversation around mental health, the power of storytelling in shattering taboos – and why women s...

“Our challenge is explaining to people that men have been part of the problem – they now need to be part of the solution” – everywoman award winner Russ Shaw talks diversity in the tech space for IWD 2019. Founder of Tech London Advocates and Global Tech Advocates, Russ Shaw has played a huge part in pushing for diversity in the tech space - his determination and activism winning him the everywoma...

The menopause is one of the last taboos in society and for many women. It’s a time when our bodies and minds can undergo profound natural changes - but why don’t we talk about it more with each other, our families and employers, and why can’t this journey in a woman’s life be as positive and powerful as any other? Sports therapist and performance coach Melina Healy works with women going through t...

Gender parity is a journey that requires both men and women to step up, both personally and professionally and remake the world. But do the messages we give our children reflect that goal of progress and empower them - or confirm long-standing, deep bias and limitation that slows the pace of positive change? And is there enough work being done to change the male social narrative as well as the fem...

Sleep can affect every aspect of our wellbeing, from concentration to resilience. A lack of it may even contribute to burnout. Small wonder that businesses are waking up to the crucial role rest plays in ensuring peak performance in the workforce. VP of Sleep Science at SleepScore Labs, Dr Roy Raymann, has dedicated his career to studying this mysterious physical process and its impact on us. In t...

In his new book Dads Don’t Babysit, author David Freed considers everything from parental leave to the pay gap to ask why fathers are sometimes unwilling, but more often unable to share the pleasures of parenting. He himself took Shared Parental Leave with his wife Charlotte when their son was born in 2015 as a joint decision toward more equal parenting in their family. In this podcast episode, he...

“The keynote of modern life is acceleration – and the pressure is coming at us from every angle. The natural human instinct is to ‘have it all”. So we end up not having it all, or seeking to – and that just means ‘hurrying it all.’” But we don’t have to play that game, says author of the global bestselling book In Praise of Slow and ‘Godfather of the Slow Movement’ Carl Honoré. The benefits to slo...

Male agents of change have a powerful part to play in advancing gender parity and are an essential part of the conversation, says Sky COO for UK and Ireland, Chris Stylianou. “We’ve all got our part to play, and it’s not going to be big step changes and silver bullets - it’s going to be practical and it’s going to be about making things ‘the norm’”. In this podcast episode, we talk to him about th...

“Every generation needs to understand what the digital channels are and how people are using them. Because despite the way in which technology is used there are some fundamental principles in communication that I think stand: What is your objective? ; Who is your audience?; What is the right channel for that?…that’s just smart business thinking.” The future is here, and it’s digital – but for digi...

Should happiness be a new measure and definition of progress? And if we judge our society by how happy we are then what implications does that have for business, government and how we live our lives? Director of the Wellbeing Programme at the Centre for Economic Performance at the LSE, chairman for Action for Happiness and co-author of The Origins of Happiness, Professor Lord Richard Layard, talks...

With a background in business, theatre, improvisation and psychology, Philippa Waller, founder of 4D Human Being, is a big believer in Shakespeare’s adage, “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.” And in her upcoming TEDX Glasgow talk on June 1 she explores the idea that we are all a part of this performance of ‘life’ – which is not a pre-planned script, but an enormous...

“The promise of Silicon Valley is bold, futuristic, and seductive, but at the same time, it is the vision of a group of privileged, white, male 30-somethings with a famously rarified outlook on life. They’re not so different from the leaders of Washington D.C. Except, this group is not elected. Before the future gets handed to them, it’s important to look at the future they might build. It’s benef...

“Your 65-year-old self isn’t that different to your 25-year-old self” insists Jonathan Collie in this latest everywoman podcast. As the co-founder of The Age of No Retirement he’s on a mission – to create a world where age does not define us. And with ageism dubbed “the last acceptable prejudice”, its work that is vital to a more inclusive society. In the work environment, traditional ideas of ret...

“We can change things through very small acts of subversion” insists Pearl & Dean CEO Kathryn Jacob. Forget the glass ceiling, she says, in the workplace today there's a glass wall. Men and women can see each other clearly through the divide, but they don't speak the same language or have the same expectations. And as such, ‘pragmatic feminism’ requires us to take charge in our own way. As co-auth...

In April 2018, legislation comes into force requiring every company with over 250 employees to publish its Gender Pay Gap. But how much do you really know about this historic step forward to gender equality? What are the implications? And how does it affect you? If you want to get to grips with the Gender Pay Gap, then Helene Reardon-Bond OBE is the person to ask. A UK expert on diversity and equa...

“Becoming a mum to two children hasn’t diminished how much I enjoy and value my career but it meant rethinking what worked best for me and my family in combining work and home life.” So says EMEA Director of How Do You Do It? Debs Ingham, articulating an experience common to most parents and carers. When we ask the inevitable “How do you do it?!” of those who are meeting these dual roles, should i...

Courageous conversations…and a cosmic shopping list! These are the keys to self-belief for our guest in the studio today, Tracey Woodward, CEO of Aromatherapy Associates, discussing this most crucial component of success in our inspiring everywoman podcast. Tracey knows the importance of self-belief more than most. Having had a challenging early start, and unable to read until she was 14, she has...

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