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Women in the workplace: careers advice, the gender pay gap and women in executive management
THURSDAY, 23RD FEBRUARY 2017
CENTRAL LONDON
THIS EVENT IS CPD CERTIFIED


Guest of Honour: Caroline Dinenage MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Women, Equalities and Early Years
Ahead of International Women’s Day 2017, this seminar will consider the further policy priorities for improving gender equality in the workplace.

Key topics for discussion will include the gender pay gap; tackling sex and maternity discrimination; improving the availability of high-quality childcare provision and the challenges for increasing the proportion of women in leadership and executive management positions within the British economy.

Further sessions will focus on careers education, particularly how best to increase female participation in apprenticeships and STEM subjects, and how to inspire more young women to pursue careers in under-represented professions, including in public office.

Discussion will be informed by the findings of the Women and Equalities Select Committee inquiries on the Gender Pay Gap, Women in executive management, Pregnancy and maternity discrimination,Women in the House of Commons and on the Impact of Brexit on the equalities agenda.

The seminar will bring together policymakers with key stakeholders including representatives of businesses and trade unions, employment lawyers, charities and campaign groups, universities and others with an interest in these important issues.

We are that Caroline Dinenage MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Women, Equalities and Early Years; Emma Codd, Managing Partner for Talent, Deloitte and Lauren Wright, Director, Glassdoor for Employers EMEA have kindly agreed to deliver keynote addresses at this conference.

Further confirmed speakers include: Marian Bloodworth, Employment Partner, Kemp Little; Dr Carole Easton, Chief Executive, Young Women’s Trust; Sarah Jackson, Chief Executive, Working Families and Professor Julia Rouse, Head of the Sylvia Pankhurst Gender Research Centre, Manchester Metropolitan University.

Sarah Champion MP, Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities and Flick Drummond MP, Chair, Women and Work All-Party Parliamentary Group and Member, Women and Equalities Select Committee have kindly agreed to chair sessions at the conference.