Male allyship and addressing violence against women

"Not all men practice violence against women but all women live with the threat of male violence every single day. All over the Earth.”  ~ Fuad Alakbarov  Given last week’s news about the horrific last moments of Sarah Everard and the murder of Sabina Nessa we have...

September Check-In

Hi all. I am writing this, a mini bottle of wine in, on the way to Hull to deliver a workshop. And I'm VERY much looking forward to doing some real, live, in person work again tomorrow. I actually can't believe how excited I am to be going to Hull. No offence meant to...
We need to talk about racism

We need to talk about racism

Hi guys,We need to talk about racism. The release of the race report last week floored me. I felt it delegitimised the work that we are doing and that it contradicted the evidence in front of my eyes in the organisations I work in. I tweeted in outrage...
A difficult week for women

A difficult week for women

Hi all. Wow last week was a difficult week to be a woman. International Women’s Day I had one engagement. One! I thought maybe it was just me so checked in with some fellow I&D consultants who reported the same thing. International Women’s Day seemed to be a bit...
La rentrée

La rentrée

Wow. It's September and 'la rentrée' begins. I'm a big fan of the French way of doing things. Shut up shop for August to concentrate on family and adventures, with a return to normalcy signalled by September and la rentrée. La rentrée is more than the return to...