• What barriers do women currently face when trying to access senior roles and leadership positions?
• Assessing the benefits of women holding more senior roles within an organisation and the risks to the organisation if women are held back
• How can education, society, organisations and policy makers support and empower women towards leadership
• Tips and advice for women looking to advance their career and men looking to be better allies

• Identifying aspects of a workplace culture where women are disadvantaged and how to overcome this  
• How can organisations create an open and transparent approach to promotions and pay and how will this benefit women?  
• From parental leave and embracing flexible working to allyship and mentoring: strategies for engaging the whole workforce in the fight for gender equality  

• Elevating under-represented voices
• Promoting allyship through challenging biases and support taking action through accountability
• Helping leaders build psychological safety within their teams
• Why providing equitable access to developmental tools like coaching is key in achieving success  
• Measuring the success of coaching on creating a culture of inclusion

Speakers from the previous session will join for an audience Q&A 

• Understanding the gender pay gap in reality: how does it manifest?  
• What internal factors contribute to the creation and perpetuation of a gender pay gap within an organisation?  
• Looking at the pay gap across job titles, teams and areas of the public sector: are some areas worse than others, why is this and what can be done?   
• Progressing women into more senior roles: how can this be encouraged and what impact will it have across the organisation?  
• What impact do bad flexible working policies have on a gender pay gap and how can this be improved?  
• How does poor treatment of people returning from parental leave or career breaks influence the gender pay gap of an organisation and what are the potential solutions?  

Nikki Pound, Equality and Strategy Policy Officer, Trades Union Congress (TUC)

Sonam Khan, Project Professional and Inclusion Lead UK Civil Service

• What should a great parental leave policy look like in 2023?  
• Supporting employees with childcare responsibilities: what support can the organisation provide?  
• Workplace returners following career breaks: how should organisations take this into account during the recruitment process?  

• Where are flexible working policies currently falling short and how does this negatively impact equality within an organisation? 
• Combatting presenteeism: how to create a fair culture of progression and promotion within a hybrid and flexible working environment?  
• Balancing work, childcare and parental leave: examining the more effective policies and attitudes within the workplace  

Dr. Maria Adamson, Associate Professor of Organisation Studies and Director of the Centre for Research in Equality and Diversity (CRED)

• Understanding the latest policy and legislation around menopause policy in the workplace  
• What more can employers do to support women going through this time in their lives?  
• How can employers work to improve awareness and reduce the stigma or discussing the topic and create more honest conversations?  

• Discuss the significance of men actively supporting gender equality
• Share practical strategies and approaches for engaging men as allies
• Discuss the concept of intersectionality and its role in gender diversity efforts
• Provide practical guidance on how men can actively build allyship skills to create an inclusive and welcoming workplace environment

*programme subject to change without notice