DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
NEWSLETTER
P R I D E U N I T Y B A L A N C E A C C E S S E N V I R O N M E N T
WHAT'S HAPPENING
MORE WOMEN ON UK BOARDS BUT NUMBER OF FEMALE BOSSES FLATLINES
JProportion of women on boards of 585 FTSE all-share listed companies rises from 36% to 40%, data shows
UK businesses have improved female representation on their boards, research shows, but two-fifths of FTSE 100 firms still do not have a woman in one of their top four executive roles.
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NOW!
SPORTS INDUSTRY ‘MUST DO MORE TO ENCOURAGE LGBT+ FANS AT EVENTS’
Nearly three-quarters (70%) of LGBT+ sports fans believe there are not enough spaces at events created with them in mind, a poll shows, as plans were announced for drag performances at the Epsom Derby.
More than nine in 10 (93%0) say the sports industry should be doing more to encourage LGBT+ fans, according to the research carried out by The Jockey Club.
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PRIDE NETWORK
June means only one thing for the network - Pride month! To mark Pride Month, we put together a LinkedIn post that outlined what GM has achieved so far to date in this space.
Sophie and Ashley also put together a list of recommendations of tv shows, podcasts, books and movies that you can watch out for to mark the month. Click here to find the blog post!
We attended Pride's Got Talent in the Aldelphi Theatre - a fantastic evening showcasing some of the best talent in the LGBTQIA+ community.
ASHLEY & SOPHIE
Get in touch:
ashley.stretton@goodmanmasson.com & sophie.osullivan@goodmanmasson.com
UNITY NETWORK
Unity will be focussing on Black Lives Matter in July as the movement celebrates its 10 year anniversary We are moving from awareness to impact in the second half of the year, focusing on GM events in terms of music, cuisine and looking to make our social activities more diverse!
Get in touch: hamish.harmer@goodmanmasson.com & beatrice.e-cheele@goodmanmasson.com
HAMISH & BEA
BALANCE NETWORK
Balance kicked off our internal ‘Sharing Series’ with Vanessa sharing a diverse range of podcasts that inspire her. Broadening your general knowledge and learning about an array of topics is a great way to maintain balance and switch off from the stresses of general life. Next time you pop your headphones in and head out for a walk in the sun
What’s next? We are busy organising our next Balance initiative – we will be putting up posters around the office that educate and encourage balance.
If you have any suggestions, we would love to hear from you!
SOPHIA & ANNABEL Get in touch: sophia.pitts@goodmanmasson.com & annabel.higgie@goodmanmasson.com
ACCESS NETWORK
June saw our first Access group meeting since the relaunch. We're now up to 10 members, which is great to see!
Off the back of the meeting, we shared some key information around Men's Health Week on Blink with a focus on Prostate Cancer. If you missed it, you can learn more about checking your risk by clicking here (it takes 30 seconds). We're also offering every employee access to a Premium Grammarly account to help break the negative stigma around dyslexia. If you'd like one, let us know
Preparation is now underway for our October Access Month-End Takeover. Contact Rich and Katie if you want to get involved with the network.
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Get in touch:
& katie.howells@goodmanmasson.com
RICH
KATIE
richard.smith@goodmanmasson.com
ENVIRONMENT NETWORK
The Environment network are in the process of completing our carbon footprint audit and looking to offset what we have produced to remain carbon neutral. We’ve also added a couple of new recycling bins in the COZ, one for used stationary and the other for used make-up containers. We have also been looking into organising a volunteering day, potentially some sort of litter pick or similar Stay tuned for an update on this soon!
MATT BULLOCK
Get in touch: mbullock@goodmanmasson.com
THANK YOU FOR READING!
