SIX SIMPLE SOLUTIONS
Organisations are not doing enough to attract female talent. Diversity targets remain unmet whilst organisations continue to fail to do the basics.
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11 reasons why your returner programme didn’t go to plan
(and things to consider next time!) Returner programmes are becoming increasingly popular. Rightly so when one considers the enormous amount of talent estimated to be ready to reignite their career yet lacking in ways to access employment. PWC’s 2016 report titled the £1billion potential of Women Returners highlighted that a suspected 427,000 highly qualified women […]
How to look for a job in a recession
According to our Chancellor Rishi Sunak, there is a possibility our economy might shrink by 35 per cent due to the Coronavirus and its impact, with up to two million people in the UK losing their jobs. Being out of work and trying to find a job in a run-of-the-mill recession is tough enough, but […]
Contemplating running a Returner programme? 5 points to consider to help you decide.
Over the last four years, Inclusivity has been fortunate enough to partner with some exceptional clients to deliver Returner programmes and we are proud of the success these programmes have delivered. Below are the key characteristics we’ve identified in what makes an organisation ready and able to deliver an exceptional returner programme.
Women Returners – is your organisation missing out?
As companies grapple with how to increase their gender diversity, particularly with the recent findings from the gender pay gap reporting, it is still surprising how many businesses have not incorporated women returners into their talent acquisition strategies. Mired by last minute recruitment briefings from line managers, applicant tracking systems designed to filter applicants out, […]
Want to increase DIVERSITY in your organisation?
If you want to increase diversity, then you need to think like an entrepreneur. Could adopting the characteristics of successful entrepreneurs be the key to senior leaders moving the dial on D&I? It occurs to me that these qualities are the exact qualities leaders must bring to their roles in order be make real and […]
Where did my maternity leave go?
Does this sound familiar? After child one, two, three or four (in fact, who’s counting?!) your maternity leave happens to extend into a career break, which leads to you becoming a full time mum and thus starts a blur of school runs, a feeling all you’re doing is constantly feeding your tribe and the fear […]
Our Interview with a Career Returner – Lessons Learnt
Emma Bewley, Head of Fund Investment for a private client business, talks to us about her return to work following a career break:
The Part-time Executive Pipeline
The Problem As a nation we’ve been hammering on about the need for more senior part-time positions for well over two decades. Yet stubbornly corporations seem to adopt a normative posture; few acknowledge the vital importance of the part-time labour market and its direct, inextricable links to our dwindling pipeline of female talent as we […]
Fatherhood, Flexible Work and Career Advancement for Women
We regularly see much written about motherhood and flexible working, yet less often do we get a glimpse in to the experiences of fathers and flexible working. Sheryl Sandberg in ‘Lean In’ promulgates the notion that the man whom a woman chooses as their partner is one of the most significant career decisions she will […]
