ENHANCING THE EMPLOYABILITY OF LGBT PEOPLE
Mercer is an international firm providing a wide range of professional services. Their LGBT Staff network, Wireless, ran an event looking at how to create an LGBT inclusive workplace, focussing on lesbians. This was one the very few LGBT events I’ve … Continued
Irwin Mitchell is a large law firm with 15 offices around the country. They asked me to join their LGBT staff network, IMEqual , in one of their regular videoconference events to talk about the mentoring scheme I run for the … Continued
This article outlines the mentoring scheme I set up for the University of Birmingham. It emphasises the collaboration between different departments of the University and the benefits to students in terms of their mental health. If you have any questions … Continued
I was asked to provide an opening speech outlining some of the current LGBT issues for staff and students in HE today. Areas I covered included: transition to HE; an inclusive curriculum; induction/Freshers Week; international LGBT students; employability; internships and placements; … Continued
Great to be back at Stonewall Conference – 800 delegates, 100 at the workshop I spoke at: Proud employers: Recruiting diverse talent. My focus was on retention. It’s all very well spending time and resources recruiting LGBT graduates, but what do … Continued
24th February 2016: Equality Challenge Unit meeting. As part of my work researching LGBT staff networks and allies schemes I was invited to a meeting at ECU to explore how best to link networks across the HE and FE sector. … Continued
October 26th 2016: The launch of the fifth year of the University of Birmingham mentoring scheme – Get Out Stay Out: how to thrive in work. The scheme continues to develop year on year: 3 students in 2012, 26 this year. … Continued
9th June 2016: great to be on the panel for regional meeting of Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors. Good range of employers keen to work with their professional body to attract a wider range of applicants.
Alliance Network – looking forward to working with Birmingham’s LGBT professional network on their forthcoming programme of activities.