It was interesting last week to be at West Ham for a round table with the Minister for Social Mobility and a range of leading women in business to talk about some of the challenges still facing women in the workplace.
Helen Tomlinson the Government’s Menopause Workplace Champion was there to update us about the work being done on the Help to Grow portal and her work across specific sectors in industry.
I was particularly pleased to hear from the Federation of Small Business about the steps smaller employers are also taking and advice and support for the self-employed.
However the stand out contribution of the morning was from West Ham themselves, highlighting the importance of male allyship and making changes that were relevant to the business and constantly evolving.
