You’re invited to attend Gender in Networking – a panel discussion which looks at the role networking events play in supporting the advancement of women in the workplace.
In recent years, women-only networking events and conferences have grown in number and popularity as a resource to share ideas, voice problems and come up with solutions. These can be empowering, supportive and safe environments to openly discuss gender issues.
But, are female-only networking events cutting our male colleagues out of the conversation? How can men understand the hurdles facing women in business if they’re not in the room where those discussions are taking place? Is there a way to make everyone feel welcome to participate in the debate?
We have pulled together some top industry names to discuss this topic in a lively panel on Thursday 31 August from 6pm.
Speakers:
Catherine Wilks – Cathy leads PwC’s Data Assurance team across the North of England, was awarded Insider's 2016 Young Professional in Technology Award and was a finalist for Barclays Woman of the Year Award 2017. Cathy is also the founder of Lean In Circles – a network of over 100 like-minded women in Manchester who meet monthly.
Phil Honour – Phil is an Associate Director at global PR agency Porter Novelli. Based in Manchester, Phil is a BIMA Council Member who has previously worked with agencies such as Ear to the Ground and agency business development consultancy, Ingenuity.
Xanthe Vaughan-Williams – Xanthe is one of the directors at Fourth Day PR, an international PR agency with offices in London, Manchester, Paris, Casablanca and Berlin. Xanthe is one of four women who co-founded Fourth Day in 2002.
Rupert Cornford – Our event compere, Rupert is former editor at North West Business Insider and head of business relationships and communications at Carter Corson.
More speakers to be announced soon
The event will also offer an opportunity to network over drinks and nibbles at Accelerate; one of Manchester’s newest co-working spaces.
100% of the ticket sales will go to Women’s Aid.
The event is kindly supported by Carter Corson.
