The Global Women’s Leadership Programme was delighted to host the panel event: The Privilege of Power – How women in business can leverage their leadership to create more equitable workplaces.
If we want our organisations to be truly culturally responsive, we have to make room for diverse voices and perspectives at the leadership level. So how can women better support one another to create workplaces that fully reflect diversity across culture, race, age, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation and more?
With the help of our expert panellists, we will discuss the ways in which women can:
– Use their influence and power to make space for those who historically have not had a seat at the ‘table’
– Address personal bias in order to be a better leader and ally
– Build strategic coalitions to ensure equitable opportunities for all women.
Meet our speakers:
Isabel Berwick is Work & Careers editor at the Financial Times, overseeing a department that covers management, leadership, working life, graduate careers – and the huge issue of the future of work. She has a particular interest in workplace diversity and inclusion and is an editorial co-lead on the 50/50 Project, which works towards equal numbers of men and women being quoted in the FT. She joined the personal finance team at the FT in 1999 from the Independent on Sunday, where she was personal finance editor and then business editor. She held several senior editing roles on FT Weekend and the Opinion desk before taking up her current post in 2018.
Luigia Labelle is a 25-year-old British-Ghanaian digital strategist, and business development and leadership specialist. She is Founder and CEO of B’Inspired, a community focused on eradicating the lack of diversity within the marketing and advertising industries. Luigia has a passion for finding opportunities for unseen talent, unlocking potential and providing the industry with cutting-edge team players. B’Inspired is bridging the gap between under-represented talent and high-ranking organisations, and has connected diverse talents to organisations such as Sky, Twitter, Universal and London & Partners. The B’Inspired event series addresses the lack of diversity in the industry and provides a basis for inspiration, knowledge and digital skills training.
Rana Salhab is the People & Purpose Partner and regional Executive Committee member, Deloitte Middle East. She has over 25 years’ experience in talent and human resources management, corporate responsibility and diversity and inclusion. She has also led programs relating to purpose, corporate branding, digital presence, communications, and media. Rana is an advocate of economic empowerment, political participation and the advancement of women to leadership roles. She has advised and worked on gender inclusion and economic empowerment projects with global UN organizations. She serves on the advisory boards of multiple organizations in the GCC and wider Middle East, which support women in business and work to increase the number of women on corporate boards. In 2017 and 2018, Rana was ranked amongst the top “Global Champions of Women in Business” lists by the Financial Times and HERoes in the UK.
The event was moderated by Kiara Goodwin, Global Women’s Leadership Programme MBA Scholar and Executive Board member.
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