FAREWELL TO THE FUTURE LEADERS AWARD

We launched the Future Leaders Award in 2010. At the time the focus was on women getting on Boards.

WiC knew that in order to achieve more women on boards, we would need to identify and support women with the potential to reach senior management and executive board positions – what began to be called the “talent pipeline”.

Between then and 2017 we recognised many outstanding females all of whom have gone on to undertake more stretching and more senior roles.

We’re proud of the success of this and our earlier Woman of Achievement Award which recognised senior women who were actively championing the progress of women in their teams, organisations and sectors.

We are delighted that WiC was at the forefront of a  recognising gender diversity champions and  future female leaders, carving a pathway for other awards and businesswomen to follow.

This website is now “mothballed” but we do hope you’ll explore the section on our Winners.

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Updates from Women in the City:

When it comes to women on boards it’s time to move on from one-and-done

Half the appointments to board positions in the FTSE350 will have to be filled by women over the next two years Figures in this year’s Hampton-Alexander Review report, reveal that the companies which make up the FTSE100 index are on track to hit the 2020 target (women occupying one-third of Board places) with more than […]

Use of NDAs in sexual harassment cases – inquiry calls for your views

Scope of the inquiry into use of NDAs Following its recent inquiry into sexual harassment in the workplace, which recommended that the Government should clean up the use of NDAs in sexual harassment cases, the Committee launches a new inquiry to look at the wider use of NDAs in cases where any form of harassment […]

Progress for women stalled in corporate America

For the last four years, companies in the USA have reported that they are highly committed to gender diversity. But that commitment has not translated into meaningful progress. Women continue to be vastly underrepresented at every level. For women of color, it’s even worse. Only about one in five senior leaders is a woman, and […]

Street harassment “normalised” for women and girls

Government failing to address the issue Following a 9 month inquiry into sexual harassment of women and girls in public, MPs have concluded that while the Government has pledged to eliminate sexual harassment of women and girls by 2030 under its international obligations, there is no evidence of any programme to achieve this. Moreover, sexual harassment […]

Employees Missing Major Life Events

Flexible working policies failing employees On the 30th June 2014 the Government extended the Flexible Working Policy to all employees under section 47 of the Employment Act 2002. While this adjustment in statutory rights was deemed to many as an evolution in the workplace, there has been little enquiry as to the number of employers […]

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Leveraging gender difference at work, tips for women

[Words by Inge Woudstra] Are you keen to get ahead? Then you know it’s not easy. Sometimes it seems a lot easier for men, and you may feel that women have to work twice as hard and be twice as good. Let me tell you that it isn’t just you. Many women feel the same. […]

Increase your impact in the board – three strategies get you there

In this short article, Board coach Dr Sabine Dembkowski highlights three strategies that will help you to increase your impact and leave the right impression. Strategy 1: Change perspective – put yourself in the shoes of a member of the board The day of a member of a board in a large corporation is made up […]

Seize the power in meetings

Here are some tactics from Zena Everett to help you find your inner Peggy Olsen. A new global survey of women working in technology by IT software specialist Ivanti has found that 63 per cent of women feel gender bias undermines their work environments. They report daily frustrations like being constantly interrupted in meetings and […]

Your girlfriends are the key to career success – can it be true?

[Words:  Inge Woudstra] There’s a lot of support out there for women, such as in women’s networks, coaching and mentoring. Some people believe that these networks are needed as women are more insecure and need to be propped up. They believe that perhaps women can’t cope by themselves. Perhaps that is even what you think. […]

Flexibility in law: A changing landscape

Can the legal sector offer women roles that ease the pain of managing work and childcare? Totum knows, and works with, the firms that are forging ahead in supporting female talent. A BBC Radio 4 programme ‘You and Yours’ recently put UK childcare costs under the spotlight once again. Many parents welcomed the introduction of […]

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