Laura Whitcombe
@LWhitcombe83
Global campaign manager @30percentclub, @WiJ committee member & mentor, journalist. Podcast https://t.co/0f5ODzB5dC. Co-author Money Made Easy 2015/16
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MP probe into sexism in financial services: a leaky pipeline, broken first rung from entry level to manager & burnout are partly why there aren't more women in the industry, our global campaign manager Laura Whitcombe tells the Mail+ tinyurl.com/wbd4wkuy #womeninfinance
'There is a clear opportunity to harness the extensive knowledge and experience of female sustainable finance experts, and to position them at the heart of an organisation’s strategy.' Cara Wilson ft.com/content/43bfa4…
Elise Buckle Laura Whitcombe Harriet Arnold
#ESG #COP27
It's an exciting time to be studying politics. Talk to our undergraduate students and teaching staff at this Q&A webinar and find out about going to university in Bath ⤵️
bath.ac.uk/campaigns/ask-… PoLIS - Bath
Congratulations to the mighty Lionesses! What a fantastic result for England and women’s football. Inspirational! #Lionesses #england #womensfootball
Our mentoring programme is 10 years old and it's now the world's biggest cross-company scheme. Please join us at our birthday party hosted by LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) on Wed 13 July. Register here bit.ly/3IifoSY
'It's all about diversity of thought. You want the best and brightest minds making key decisions.' Our campaign manager Laura Whitcombe spoke to sasha twining from the BBC World Service to discuss gender diversity on company boards. Listen from 12:51 bbc.in/3yNo5SL
Great to see the number of female CEOs in the FTSE break free of single digits. There are now 10 female chiefs across Britain’s biggest businesses #genderequality #generationequality #progress
3 out of 95 staff writers in the Scottish print industry are women
WiJ stands in solidarity with @EilidhBarbour and all victims of these offensive attacks, these incidents are a reminder of the prejudice that persists across the media landscape
Full ⬇️
womeninjournalism.co.uk/wij-statement-…
Our Co-Chair Gabriella Bennett on BBC Radio Scotland discussing the Scottish Football Writers Awards speech and inequality in sports journalism. Listen from 10m 50s.
Of 95 staff jobs in Scottish print sports desks, three are filled by women. Why? 👇 #callitout
bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…
Join us tomorrow if you can, our eventbrite link is below to hear our fantastic panel on the topic for International Women’s Day 2022: Break the Bias Laura Whitcombe Kalee Talvitie-Brown MCMI ChMC Antonia Romeo Col Lucy Giles CBE Áine Conlan Dr Suriyah Bi - looking forward to it
eventbrite.co.uk/e/internationa…
What a privilege it was to be in the audience. I was born when Margaret Thatcher was PM. My daughter when Theresa May was PM. Yet it’s still a rarity to be able to listen to 2 female world leaders in conversation. I hope my son and daughter grow up in a world where it’s the norm