Encompass Equality

We are delighted to announce the launch of our new corporate membership for HR and inclusion professionals, enabling us to help even more companies retain and progress their female talent - hear more from our Founder & CEO, Joy Burnford in this video👇 To find out more, drop us a message or register for our webinar on 8th October at 12.30pm BST: https://lnkd.in/eTidX6Qb

Thank you to everyone who has supported our work this year and we look forward to impacting even more organisations in 2025! Wishing you a very happy festive season 🎄

In our final Equality Conversation #podcast episode of 2024, Joy Burnford chats to Shirine Khoury-Haq, Group CEO at Co-op. Shirine is the first female chief executive of the business since the Co-op was founded back in 1863. In this conversation, Shirine talks about her career, traits of a successful leader and her advice on how we can move the dial on gender equality. 👉 Link to listen: https://lnkd.in/e_vWcMmz ✏️ Podsketch of the key takeaways Thank you to all our incredible guests from our 2024 series featuring people leaders and their commitment to diversity and inclusion. If you’d like to catch up over the festive season, the full back catalogue is on our website. Enjoy listening!🎄 #InclusiveLeadership #GenderEquality #Diversity #Inclusion

We’re pleased to welcome Clarksons as an Encompass Equality Founding 40 Member! 🌟   Clarksons is the world's biggest shipping services provider, offering strategic maritime consultancy and shipping solutions in 23 countries. We look forward to working together on advancing diversity, equity and inclusion, and making a positive impact on female retention and progression.   A warm welcome to Clarksons, Harriet Oliver and all the team!   #Welcome #DEI #Founding40

Our Speaker Collective is a growing diverse group of leading equality experts, consultants, authors and practitioners specialising in female retention, inclusion and diversity. Today, we’re highlighting Catherine Oliver, bestselling author of ‘Working Parents-to-be’ and a specialist in helping organisations support working parents. She previously worked in corporates, most recently at the UK broadcaster Sky, where she became a mum and subsequently founded Sky’s parenting network, Parents@Sky, and co-founded their award-winning Women in Leadership initiative alongside her ‘day job’ in the strategy team. Catherine’s speaking topics include: 🎤 Becoming a working parent - the challenges and how to overcome them 🎤 Supporting working parents (for managers) 🎤 Work life balance - practical tips for managing work and home 👉 Get in touch to learn more about how we can support your 2025 #IWD events and more! #SpeakerHighlight #EventSpeaker #WorkingParents #GenderEquality

Welcome to dentsu as one of our Founding 40 Members! We look forward to continuing our partnership and working with Pauline Miller (Chartered, FCIPD) and all the team.

🎤 Kate Nicholroy | SPEAKER COLLECTIVE We’re pleased to introduce Kate Nicholroy who has joined our Expert Speaker Collective. Kate is a dynamic leader, thought-provoking speaker, and a member of the LGBT community. Kate speaks about how a different perspective on parenthood can give us insight into how to make our workplaces better for everyone. With over 20 years of experience in transforming businesses through strategic insights and forward-thinking methodologies, she has become a sought-after voice in the realms of empowering parents, innovation and aligning people as a catalyst for change. Kate’s speaking style is characterised by her authenticity, energy, humour and pragmatism, blending storytelling with actionable insights. 👉 Drop us a message to find out more and watch this space for details of an Intersectional Insights session Kate will be delivering for our members in LGBT History Month in February! #SpeakerHighlight #Diversity #Inclusion

🎤 Looking for an allyship speaker for 2025? If you're aiming to inspire men to actively engage in the gender equality conversation, Robert Baker and Lori Meakin from our Speaker Collective can help. Robert is our allyship specialist and a global thought leader on the issue of engaging men as allies, and Lori is the bestselling author of 'No More Menemies', a book about getting past the gender wars and building a world that works better for us all. They have both delivered events for our clients and members and their insights and practical guidance focus on developing inclusive workplace cultures. Whether you’re looking for a keynote, panel discussion or workshop on allyship, we can support. Here’s what clients have said: 💬”Robert gave one of the best keynotes I’ve heard in a very long time! Thank you… and please keep spreading the positive message of male allies for a gender inclusive workspace.” 💬 “I can’t recommend Lori’s talks and workshops or her book enough for your organisation or personal development and understanding. There’s so much work to do. This is such a positive start.” Visit https://lnkd.in/e7Wn-qJa to find out more. #Allyship #DiversityAndInclusion #GenderEquality 

🎤Fahrah Gulamhusein | SPEAKER COLLECTIVE Today we’re highlighting Fahrah Gulamhusein from our Speaker Collective. Fahrah is our Purpose Coach and Inclusion Specialist and has worked globally for 16 years in senior leadership roles in complex organisations, specialising in performance as well as talent & culture. Her speaking topics include: 🔶 Stories of purpose – the why, the what and the how 🔶 Humanising relationships at work 🔶 Beyond inclusion – exploring pluralism in workplaces today 🔶 Peace at work – the importance of mediation skills in the workplace Clients say: “Stimulating our minds about what it means to humanise relationships at work was a topic we didn’t think we needed! With Fahrah’s warm and inviting style, we explored the art of connection, belonging and empathy to help build a culture that can last us a lifetime." 👉 Drop us a message to find out more! #SpeakerHighlight #EventSpeaker #Inclusion

Next up from our Expert Speaker Collective is Katie Seaman, our wonderful Senior Coach and Resilience & Wellbeing Specialist. Katie has helped hundreds of people move from stressed and anxious to calm and happy; from overwhelmed and exhausted to focussed and intentional. Katie’s speaking topics include: 🎤 Understanding stress and how to skilfully handle it 🎤 How to help your team sustain their resilience 🎤 Developing emotional agility for sustained wellbeing 🎤 Introduction to mindfulness at work 🎤 Compassionate communication Clients have said: “Katie equipped employees and managers with simple and practical techniques they could take away and build into their everyday working lives.” “A fantastic speaker, it didn't feel accusatory and I hope everyone is able to be a bit more mindful about how they communicate!” 👉 Interested? Drop us a message to find out more. #SpeakerHighlight #Events #Resilience #Wellbeing