
Transport
May 25 2023
Today, (Thursday 25th May) marks the launch of plans to boost speeds along the Nottingham to Lincoln rail corridor.
Read moreOn 18 March, the Midlands Engine Partnership will hold their Quarterly Economic Briefing (QEB), with confirmed speakers including:
They, along with Midlands Engine partners, will take the briefing as an opportunity to celebrate women in leadership positions across the region, as well as identify areas where barriers to leadership opportunities can be identified and addressed.
Register for the briefing here ➡️ https://bit.ly/3sS7Xfj
The event follows the publication on International Women’s Day of the Midlands Engine’s impactful report, Women in Business Leadership in the Midlands, authored by Dr Samia Mahmood and Professor Silke Machold of the University of Wolverhampton.
The report’s research aimed to better understand the current representation of women on boards and women-owned businesses in the Midlands region, identify barriers to gender diversity and inclusivity, and provide recommendations to promote gender diversity in leadership. It offers offers proposals for interventions to promote women into leadership at the individual level, such as tackling biases and allyship; at the organisational level, such as flexible working hours and targets towards gender balance; and at the regional level, such as support networks and targeted resources.
Among the findings of the report were:
Transport
May 25 2023
Today, (Thursday 25th May) marks the launch of plans to boost speeds along the Nottingham to Lincoln rail corridor.
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