In this International Women's Day 2022 special (pt2), Ana, Florence and Winnie discuss their decisions to take their husbands' surname when they got married, or not. While the episode focuses mainly on heterosexual marriages, That's My Name would be interested in exploring the experiences of same sex and non binary marriages, and how names are considered.

Winnie Annan-Forson is an award-winning Vice President, Diversity and Inclusion, UK, Europe and Middle East at a Financial Services firm and is passionate about creating inclusive and equitable spaces for underrepresented groups. She is also a coach, speaker and serial mumpreneur, a co- founder of Excellerate Black Futures and founder of Mumpreneurs Matter and In Its Own Time, all focussed around helping individuals thrive in their careers, businesses and lives

Florence Bavanandan is an accredited Executive Coach and Mediator. She has turned “soft skills” into hard benefits for companies such as Apple, HSBC and the Prince’s Trust. She is passionate about communication being the key to solving problems and finding win-win solutions for all and specialises in female advocacy in the workplace.

Ana Xhemalaj is a multi-lingual and high-achieving Business Manager with six years of Corporate Banking experience. Beyond her day role, she is an active member of the Barclays Citizenship and Sustainability Working Group. Gender equality has been an area of passionate focus for her inspired by the inequality witnessed in her home country, Albania. She is committed to use her platform, network and knowledge of the Finance Industry to incentivise more product innovation and cross-collaboration between the private and public sector in order to enhance gender equity through Lending.

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