The negative stance taken towards DEI in the United States is currently headline news with President Trump’s actions to dismantle and remove all US government staffing dedicated to DEI initiatives.
Paradoxically, at a time when the anti-immigrant message of far-right groups - particularly in Europe and North America - is gaining unparalleled popularity among voters, a growing number of voices are insisting that global movement could be the only way to prevent economic collapse in the next decade or two.
Just 41% of global employers feel they are offering enough gender-specific support
Cynthia Renaud has risen to the very top of her profession through grit, determination, hard work. She has embraced the opportunities that arose and juggled police work in the 44th most populous city in America with single motherhood. Yet she never had a five-year plan or charted out a rigid career path.
At this year’s Think Global Women conference, Dr Sue Shortland spoke about three key issues relevant to understanding EDI issues and the implications for women. She focused on equity, inclusion, and horizontal and vertical segregation.
Elaine Hery, managing partner at Eres Relocation, never intended to start her own business. In fact, if life had gone to plan, she would probably be a marketing executive or in a senior leadership role at ICI, the British multinational chemical giant where she started her career. But life—and love—had other ideas.
Dr Patrizia Kokot-Blamey is a Senior Lecturer in Organisation Studies at Queen Mary, University of London, and her research interests are in gender at work. In her current research, she seeks to better understand the experiences of women undergoing IVF while working. Her broader research interests focus on motherhood, breastfeeding and women’s bodies at work.
Keynote speaker Mark Freed, Co-founder, Men for Inclusion
Workshop speaker Sarah Rozenthuler, Chartered psychologist
Roundtable facilitator Dr Sue Shortland, Professor Emerita, London Metropolitan University
Think Global Women Highlights video
Watch interview with Anglea Fubler, Founder & Owner, Bermuda's Chatmore British Interantional School.
Watch interview with Elaine Héry, Managing Partner, Eres Relocation Services
Watch interview with Irina Yakimenko, Managing Partner, Intermark
Watch interview with Paul Williamson, Group Head of Talent Development, ATG Entertainment UK
Guest Interviews Elaine Héry and Angela Fubler at Think Global Women event on 7 March 2025