eve-olution newsletter September 2003
Contents
- Women Leaders Speak Out - survey 2003
- The Feminine Myth
- Roundtable/Think Tank
- Women and Money with Fiona Price
- Women's Leadership Summit 2003
- Margaret Heffernan - The Female CEO
- Announcements
Women Leaders Speak Out
A huge thank you to everybody who supported, participated and enthused about our survey 'Women Leaders Speak Out' Over 230 senior women participated in creating this important piece of research which will now be used as a tool in defining strategy for the retention of women in corporate life. Click here for the results (file size 3.3MB)...
The Feminine Myth
By the end of 2004 it was predicted that women would finally be finding their place in the boardroom. This has not happened and not only has this increase in senior women failed to materialise but the trend is worryingly downward. If the female exodus continues and the demographics paint the need for radical, immediate change - where does that leave our organisations? Click here to find out...
Roundtable/Think Tank
As a result of the survey we were delighted to host a roundtable discussion on July 9th which was attended by industry leaders including Fleur Bothwick, Director of Diversity (Europe), Lehman Brothers; Niccola Swan, Equality and Diversity Director, Barclays Bank, Rhodorah Palomar Fresnedi, VP of Diversity form Unilever and Hilary Samson-Barry, Director of the Women and Equality Unit at the DTI.
The discussion was insightful and thought provoking and focused on the need to move away form 'talking' and into 'action' to address the critical issue of how to retain more women in the workforce.
As a result of the success of this discussion we will be hosting quarterly Think Tank discussions with industry leaders.
Women and Money with Fiona Price
What is it which makes this such an emotive subject for so many women? Why do we tend to put money matters to the bottom of the pile and hope they will simply evaporate? The financial world is a particularly inhospitable environment to many, especially women. But here's your chance to be enlightened! This seminar is about empowering you through your finances, explaining the jargon, clarifying your priorities and allowing you to ask all those 'silly' questions which no-one ever told you were the downright 'shrewd'. Find out what you need to know now and how to plan effectively for the future and take control of your money. This will probably be the best hour and half you have ever spent on your on finances! Don't miss it.
Fiona Price & Partners Ltd., is the UK's leading firm of Independent Financial Advisers (IFAs) to women. The firm has worked with women for the last 15 years and is frequently quoted in the press, on TV and radio. It was also voted best small IFA firm in the UK in 2003.
The IoD's Women's Leadership Summit
Identifying and developing tomorrow's business leaders is fundamental to maintaining and enhancing corporate performance and company growth. A diverse workforce is also key to maintaining and increasing competitiveness and profitability.
Featuring top-level speakers including:
- The Rt Hon Virginia Bottomley MP & Chair of the Not-for-Profit Practice at Odgers Ray & Berndtson
- Susan Vinnicombe, Professor of Organisational Behaviour & Diversity Management, Cranfield School of Management
- Karren Brady, Chief Executive, Birmingham City Football Club
- Ian Rickwood, CEO, Benjys
- Noël Harwerth, Chief Operating Officer of Citibank International PLC
- Carolyn McCall, Managing Director, Guardian Newspapers Ltd
Continuing the IoD's programme of spectacular centenary events, the 2003 Women's Leadership Summit will this year take on a lively, varied and unusually interactive format.
Presentations from leading authorities on how to profit through gender diversity will be interspersed with spirited panel debates on such pertinent issues as the latest thinking in corporate governance, changing business climates and corporate social responsibility.
Structured interactive discussions will ensure that every voice is heard, simultaneously and anonymously. Feedback will be electronically captured and processed so that every delegate can take away a written working document of the day's most salient points.
The Summit will provide practical strategies for helping you to change your company's approach to gender diversification.
Key benefits of attending
- Top CEOs and business speakers will allow you to gain valuable insights into how to transform your business
- Unprecedented panel debates, Q&A sessions, keynote presentations and inspirational case studies will put your business issues into context
- Discover the impact of female directors on corporate performance
- Extensive networking opportunities will provide you with the opportunity to share ideas with your peers
- Learn more about increasing company profits through the diversity of your board
- Debate issues such as where the next generation of female boardroom leaders will come from
- Gain a better understanding of the impact of public policy making on women who are in leadership roles
Who should attend?
Male and female CEOs, business leaders and HR Directors are urged to participate in the summit in order to move the debate forward and raise the issues to the top of the boardroom agenda.
For further information please call the IoD on 020 7766 8938 quoting eve-olution.
Margaret Heffernan - Author of The Female CEO
We were delighted to welcome Margaret Heffernan to our July Creative Female Leader event at Farnham Castle.
This is what she had to say 'One reason women don't achieve their potential is because they lack the confidence to draw up clear, focused career plans. And yet we know plans work. eve-olution's seminars target many of the issues that inhibit women and helps them to think as strategically about their careers as they do about their business. The clearer women can be about what they want and need for themselves, the more effective they will be in their organizations.'
Announcements
eve-olution welcomes two more members to the team...
Suzie Tuomey
Suzie has worked in the Corporate Banking Industry for 15 years. At the end of 2000 she joined the Head of Training and Development for the Investment Banking arm of Citibank to set up a diversity department for Citigroup Europe.