International Women’s Day: Mind the Gap

In celebration of International Women’s Day, Alice Pugh looks at how employers can help women overcome the obstacles they face in the workplace. This blog is part of an International Women’s Day series. Research shows that women start their careers with as much ambition as men on average (Abouzahr et.al,2017), and in an international survey … Continue reading “International Women’s Day: Mind the Gap”

International Women’s Week: Inequality Between Men and Women in the Workplace

Inequality between men and women in the workplace takes on many forms, including unequal pay, disparities in working hours and promotions, and differences in social norms and caring responsibilities. In celebration of International Women’s Week, Sara Hassan, Charlotte Hoole and Abigail Taylor discuss women in the workplace and how inequality can affect various factors like … Continue reading “International Women’s Week: Inequality Between Men and Women in the Workplace”

International Women’s Day: Are Women Holding Back Their Careers to Fit Gender Norms?

Rebecca Riley discusses whether or not women hold back in their career plans to fit gender norms and if they feel uncomfortable earning more than their partner or male counterparts. This blog is part of an International Women’s Day series. The World Value Survey, says 36% of Americans agree with the statement “if a woman earns … Continue reading “International Women’s Day: Are Women Holding Back Their Careers to Fit Gender Norms?”

International Women’s Day: Female Entrepreneurship in the UK

In celebration of International Women’s Day, Juliane Schwarz looks at how females in the UK are represented in business as entrepreneurs. This blog is part of an International Women’s Day series. Females account for one in three entrepreneurs in the UK. The Female Founder Forum describes in One in a Million that similar economies such as … Continue reading “International Women’s Day: Female Entrepreneurship in the UK”

International Women’s Day: Dispelling the Myths

In advance of International Women’s Day, the team at City-REDI looked at the myths surrounding women in the workplace and the steps we should be and are taking to dispel these.    This blog is part of an International Women’s Day series. The myths about women in the workplace have had a negative impact on women … Continue reading “International Women’s Day: Dispelling the Myths”

Breaking Bias: International Women’s Week – Where Are All the Women Innovators?

Carolin Ioramashvili explores the gender pay gap among Innovate UK-funded businesses. STEM (Science, technology, engineering, and maths) industries are notorious for the under-representation of women, as well as ethnic and other minorities. Long seen as “boys” subjects, this under-representation starts from the choice of undergraduate courses and is echoed at higher levels of higher education … Continue reading “Breaking Bias: International Women’s Week – Where Are All the Women Innovators?”

Breaking Bias: International Women’s Week – Elizabeth Goodyear

Elizabeth Goodyear talks about her experiences as a female in a male-dominated workplace and the steps she took to gain the job, experience, and skills she has now.  I started working for City-REDI and WMREDI as Programme Manager in May 2021, after almost 13 years in Strategic Planning at the University of Birmingham.  I was … Continue reading “Breaking Bias: International Women’s Week – Elizabeth Goodyear”