FROM THE NBWN The NBWN came together with Saϊd Business School (Oxford University) and the Ins@tute of Chartered Accountants England and Wales (ICAEW) to present Connected Woman: A New Kind of Business Conversa@on Panel Discussion. In today’s hyper-‐compe@@ve global marketplace women need to stay abreast of the very latest research, business trends and models if they wish to achieve greater parity. On the day, aOendees heard from a panel of award winning business owners and experts to explore the barriers, challenges and issues that impede the success of female leadership and networks who wish to progress. Women do not have access to the same tools, resources and sponsors offered in senior professional networks at the calibre of male business leaders. This creates a disparity in the level of informa@on and access for women to create networks of influence and impact. Therefore, organisa@ons and support groups need to be more open, collabora@ve and inclusive to remove the unconscious bias that hinders progression for all. As recruitment for the best talent con@nues, leaders need to ensure that they are crea@ng environments where ac@on matches the words from the boardroom. Women s@ll need to have greater access to role models and sponsors as they navigate their careers. The NBWN does not believe that women need to act like men in order to succeed in the business and corporate world. But for women in business today, there's much more to talk about than gender specific issues like dual career families, caring responsibili@es or the glass ceiling. Women should not under es@mate the impact that different linguis-‐ @c styles have on their leadership style. They need to un-‐ derstand their audiences and adapt their style to their be-‐ haviour including body posi@oning. Most men have learnt rituals that focus on status and rapport. Women downplay their certainty whilst men minimise their doubts! We certainty could use more aggregated data from outside the boardroom, as recruitment at the top around the race and gender agenda is s@ll low. The repor@ng from both the Gender Pay Gap Review and The Resolu@on Founda@on did not make comfortable reading. We need current data that highlights where the fric@ons are to provide a beOer understanding of the problems that women face in their careers and business in order to be more effec@ve.
THANKS: Caroline Williams https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/
Fiona Wilkinson www.icaew.com The Rt Hon. the Baroness Royall of Blaisdon www.ox.ac.uk
Fi Bendall https://www.tfsnglobal.com/
Farzana Badnel www.curzonpr.com
Jim Jordan www.the-alpha-group.biz
Gillian Brooks, PHD https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/
Radhika Seth Patty Sales, psales@gdfr.com
Keeley Traverner www.keyforchange.com
Prof. Renee B Adams https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/
Samantha Hargreaves www.icaew.com
Damian Walker www.damianwalker.com
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