Supporting Mothers to Become Clinician Scientists

Women in academic medicine face many practical difficulties when they have children.

The British Medical Journal have published findings based on a maternity survey carried out at Imperial College London. The aim of the survey was to assess the impact of maternity leave and being a mother on academic career progression.

Please find the link here: http://careers.bmj.com/careers/advice/view-article.html?id=20011322

Employers Scoop Prizes for Gender Diversity Work

‘Opportunity Now’ has partnered with The Times to publish a ‘Top 50 Employers for Women’ list.

All organisations within the Top 50 “demonstrate that gender equality is an integral part of their business strategy, with consistent commitment to progressing women in the workplace that covers their entire organisation, not just isolated areas,” explained Opportunity Now.

Entries were marked against a framework of best practice and assessed anonymously by a team of gender diversity experts.

The alphabetical list features UK employers from a wide range of sectors, such as Ernst & Young, Google, HM Revenue & Customs, Marks & Spencer and Unilever.

Ernst & Young was recognised for its commitment to developing a female talent pipeline, and this year set a target that at least 30 per cent of all new UK partners are female. Liz Bingham, Ernst & Young’s managing partner for people in the UK and Ireland said: “Diversity is a business imperative. As well as being the right thing to do, we believe that by attracting and retaining the best talent and developing our people, we will ultimately deliver a better service to our clients.”

Read more about Opportunity Now here: http://opportunitynow.bitc.org.uk/node/59265.