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Gender Matters

Professor Valerie Stead, Director, Academy for Gender, Work & Leadership

Businesses put gender equality and inclusivity high on their agenda. Media coverage of gender issues at work has never been greater, and we are seeing increased legislation to recognise the importance of gender equality including pay gap reporting and shared parental leave policy. Yet despite this attention, women continue to be under-represented in positions of power in organisations. In this Gender Matters podcast series, we explore issues of gender equality at work through conversations with key stakeholders. Reflecting on the gender challenges identified in our 2020 brochure, the podcasts also consider the effects and implications for gender equality at work following the Covid-19 crisis.

Tackling work-based gender inequalities

In this podcast Professor Valerie Stead invites Ann Francke, OBE, Chief Executive of the Chartered Management Institute to reflect on the importance of the gender challenges, featured in the Gender Matters 2020 brochure, for developing better led and managed organisations. Ann discusses lessons we can learn from successful initiatives, and shares her insights on the opportunities and challenges exposed by the Covid-19 crisis, including the practical steps that managers and leaders can take to stimulate change.

Aug 11, 2020

12 min

Tackling gender inequalities in the financial services sector

In this podcast Professor Valerie Stead invites Julia Hoggett, Director of Market Oversight, Financial Conduct Authority to reflect on the importance of the gender challenges, featured in the Gender Matters 2020 brochure, for the financial services sector. Julia talks about why these challenges are proving so resilient, the deeper cultural issues that organisations need to address to bring about change, and the implications of the Covid-19 crisis and Black Lives Matter protests for moving forward.

Jul 28, 2020

16 min

Gender Matters Introduction

What are the key features of the gender pay gap, the leadership pipeline and the challenge of managing the personal and the professional? In this episode Ben Harrison, Director of the Work Foundation talks to Professor Valerie Stead about key aspects of each of the gender challenges explored in the Gender Matters 2020 brochure, including what the challenges look like in the financial services sector, how the challenges combine to reinforce inequalities, and the implications and impact of the Covid-19 crisis.

Jul 21, 2020

12 min