Connected Woman: Race to the Top
Thu, 24 Oct
|London
To achieve economic empowerment women must aim high, work hard & be passionate about their career and business.
Time & Location
24 Oct 2019, 18:00 – 21:00
London, 64 Victoria St, London SW1E 6QP, UK
About the event
This Connected Woman: Race to the Top event will look at how companies are providing solutions to put women at the forefront of economic empowerment in the workforce to bolster economic inclusion, trade and investment.
Together, National Black Women’s Network and Westminster Business Council’s Women of Westminster bring you a panel of female leaders to debate the empowerment of women in employment, economy and education.
About this Event
As culturally diverse as the UK has become, diversity in leadership and business should now be the norm. Regrettably it is not.Companies continue to wax lyrical that they are highly committed to diversity and gender equality; but that commitment has not translated into meaningful progress. The findings of the Gender / Race Pay Gap have highlighted how progress has disappointingly, stalled. And it’s not from a lack of trying.
Contrary to conventional beliefs, research shows that women are asking for promotions and…