Working Party

First Women Working Party

Setting the agenda for a better future.

The First Women Working Party will draw on the collective expertise of our 2016 First Women to help inform the First Women agenda for the next year.

Focus groups will debate the specific issues facing certain industries, as well as broader themes including “How to get men involved in the gender diversity debate”, “Diversity in small businesses” and “Inspiring the next generation.”

Those attending include…

Faye Banks, head of operations North East, The National Grid
Rachel Barton, managing director, Accenture
Hilary Chipping, deputy chief executive, SEMLEP
Jan Flawn CBE, chair, PJ Care
Dr Claire Guest, CEO, Medical Detection Dogs
Kate Hardcastle, founder, Insight With Passion
Clare Johnston, co-CEO & founder, The Up Group
Dame Susan Jowett, director of primary education & executive principal, The Spencer Academies Trust
Ren Kapur MBE, CEO, X-Forces
Gillian Kelly, head of financial planning & analysis, Close Brothers
Sarah Maskell, head of diversity & inclusion, Royal Air Force
Sarah Matthew, president, global health practice, Golin
Hazel Moore, chairman & co-founder, FirstCapital
Katy Moss, managing director, Trent Refractories
Kate Newhouse, chief executive officer, Doctor Care Anywhere
Jacqueline O’Donovan, managing director, O’Donovan Waste Disposal
Alison Orrells, managing director, The Safety Letterbox Company
Shamim Sarif, novelist, screenwriter, film director, Enlightenment Productions
Donna Sewell, CEO, Legal Edge
Joanne Smith, CEO, The Consulting Consortium
Shivani Uberoi, head of women in leadership, Sky
Liz Wenman, owner & managing director, Rally Round
Caroline White, chief executive, YHA England & Wales
Jenny Young, head of diversity, The Royal Academy of Engineering

See the results of those discussions at firstwomen.co.uk in September!