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Voice At The Table is a gender diversity and inclusion consultancy. Our aim is to prepare your company for the future with the benefits of gender balance and diversity of thought. Contact us to find out how to attract and retain more women, how to develop inclusive teams and to empower your colleagues to bring their whole selves to work.

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March 2020 edition

It's March and I'm relishing the lighter evenings, the flowers starting to bloom and the awakening of nature after the long, wet, winter.
With a spring in my step, earlier this month, I addressed a group of MBA students and I was delighted to see so much enthusiasm for Diversity and Inclusion, so I'm sharing with you some of the topics that came up for "robust" discussion at our meeting.

Our advice column, Active Voice, offers tips on how to bridge the generation gaps in the multi-generational workplace. Our editorial explores Melinda Gates's view that if you're born a woman you're destined to face inequality. We introduce you to our guest blogger Christine Locher, who challenges traditional gender stereotypes and our featured video of the month considers the dangers of labelling.

Enjoy - and remember, sharing is caring!

Rina.

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Feature
Enquiring MBA Minds Want to Know...

I recently spoke to a group of MBA students at Ashridge’s Hult Business School about Diversity and Inclusion. I was struck by the students’ understanding of issues and endorsement of the premise. Here are some of the insightful questions I was asked about D&I as well as Voice At The Table:

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Celebrate #IWD2020 with Tracy Edwards

Watch this incredible, against-all-odds story of sailor Tracy Edwards, who skippered the first all-female international crew in the 1989 Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race. Tracy’s dream was opposed on all sides: her male competitors thought an all-women crew would never make it, the chauvinistic yachting press took bets on her failure, and potential sponsors rejected her, fearing they would die at sea and generate bad publicity, but Tracy refused to give up.

Our friends from UN Women invite you to the United Nations Cinema screening of Maiden at the British Museum in the presence of Tracy Edwards, MBE, on 14th March at the British Museum and hear Tracy speak. Showtime is 3pm.

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Active Voice
Bridging the Generation Gap in the Office

Our current workforce comprises at least three generations of people; how do we best accommodate them? Linked to our virtual expert interview at the end of March, we offer tips on how to bridge the generational divide in the workplace.

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Editorial
Are Women Born Unequal?

By Melissa Jackson

“No matter where in the world you are born, your life will be harder if you are born a girl”, according to Melinda Gates. In the month that we celebrate International Women’s Day, I thought it timely to consider the magnitude of this woeful predicament.

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Guest Blog by Christine Locher
Beyond the Binary

Is it time to re-think the labels we use for gender identity? Coaching and leadership expert Christine Locher challenges traditional social stereotypes that she believes are over-generalised and outdated.

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Watch This!
Being WHO you want to be is a fundamental human right, but sometimes it's hard to be heard in a world influenced by misguided assumptions.

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