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News31st March 2020International Women’s Month 2020: Meet Maggie Rodriguez Piza, CEO of Funding LondonSince joining ‘Funding London’ ten years ago, Maggie has had an impressive track record of delivering results, in particular with her unwavering support for female-led companies. To date, Funding London has invested more than £68 million into 673 SMEs, se
News27th March 2020International Women’s Month 2020: Why Women Make Great Educators and What You Can Learn From ThemAccording to OECD, over 83% of educators in primary schools are female. For tertiary education, that percentage almost halves to 44%, whilst Higher Education is male dominated. Let’s take business schools for example: of 2018’s Financial Times ranking of g
News19th March 2020International Women’s Month 2020: The Value Of Driving Diversity In STEM BusinessesWith governments and businesses worldwide taking steps to address climate change, the role of science is now, arguably, more important than ever. And yet, despite the fact that the most outspoken face of climate change, Greta Thunberg, is young and female, wom
News17th March 2020International Women’s Month 2020: Lessons for Start-up Business Success from Anna Richey and Alla Ouvarova, Founders of Two ChicksAnna and Alla, two good friends started their business called Two Chicks from scratch more than 14 years ago after they saw a gap in the UK market to launch an entirely new product category. Two Chicks free range liquid egg white is now available in major supe
News13th March 2020International Women’s Month 2020: Can The Anonymous Boardroom Help Women Into Leadership?Women are more visible in the workplace now than ever and taking advantage of the many career opportunities available. However, these shifts in workplace practices that benefit women have not been reflected in terms of their recruitment into leadership roles.
News12th March 2020Coal Authority’s CEO shortlisted as Inspirational Role Model of the Year at the British Diversity AwardsAs a champion of diversity and inclusion, Lisa is known for the strategic planning and execution of cultural transformation in the areas of employee and leadership engagement, learning and development, the advancement of women and LGBT rights. Her focus is on