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The following are a selection of news and thought leadership articles created for our Members and shared here for all:

What about men?

Mark.Freed / 03 Oct 2023

What about men?

I was suffering from a cold and a bad knee at the weekend. Which meant I had time to fulfil a promise I had made a very good friend to read, feminist author and columnist, Caitlin Moran’s book, What About Men? Lots of great takeaways and ideas in...

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Our thoughts as we approach International Men’s Day 2023

katie.robertson / 29 Sep 2023

Our thoughts as we approach International Men’s Day 2023

As we approach International Men’s Day – 19th November 2023 – Gary Ford and Mark Freed are getting ready for a busy time of the year with many speaker engagements already in the diary.  MFI is often asked why businesses should support International...

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Men for Inclusion Lived Experience Survey - Ethnicity Differences

katie.robertson / 05 Sep 2023

Men for Inclusion Lived Experience Survey - Ethnicity Differences

Gary Ford - Co-Founder Men for Inclusion  How people from different ethnic backgrounds have different experiences in the workplace The responses from people who described their ethnicity in terms that typically align to a group that has been traditionally underrepresented at work suggested that their workplace experiences are worse...

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Men for Inclusion Lived Experience Survey - Gender Differences

katie.robertson / 24 Aug 2023

Men for Inclusion Lived Experience Survey - Gender Differences

Gary Ford, Co-Founder Men for Inclusion  Men for Inclusion Lived Experience Survey - Gender Differences How women’s experiences are different to men and what we might interpret from that Given that previous research has shown clear differences between the experiences of men and women in the workplace,...

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“Are We Nearly There Yet?” - A Journey Towards Gender Diversity and Inclusion

Mark.Freed / 16 Aug 2023

“Are We Nearly There Yet?” - A Journey Towards Gender Diversity and Inclusion

"Are We Nearly There Yet?" - A Journey Towards Gender Diversity and Inclusion  Remember those classic car rides where a child's eager voice would chime, "Are we nearly there yet?" as we embarked on a family adventure? Just as that innocent curiosity captured the...

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Men for Inclusion Lived Experience Survey - Executive Summary

katie.robertson / 15 Aug 2023

Men for Inclusion Lived Experience Survey - Executive Summary

Gary Ford, Co-Founder Men for Inclusion  The key headlines from what the survey told us In our second blog about our Lived Experience Survey we would like share an executive summary of the key findings. As a reminder, you can download the research survey results here. 1. There is more...

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Men for Inclusion Lived Experience Survey - Our Purpose

katie.robertson / 09 Aug 2023

Men for Inclusion Lived Experience Survey - Our Purpose

Gary Ford, Co-Founder Men for Inclusion  Why we felt an Inclusion survey was necessary and what it was trying to achieve In March this year, Men for Inclusion published the results of its first annual (hopefully) Lived Experience Survey. Over the course of the next few weeks, we would...

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What’s in it for me?

Mark.Freed / 18 Jun 2023

What’s in it for me?

It is often quoted that diversity is being invited to the party, inclusion is being asked to dance and equality is being able to dance as though no one was looking. Well let me tell you my wife was invited to that party and attended. The only refreshments were...

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I QUIT…

Mark.Freed / 13 Jun 2023

I QUIT…

As a boy my father, uncles and male role models all asked me the question. The question all boy’s get asked. What football team do you support? As a father,  an uncle, an adult male I asked the same question of my sons, my nephews, the sons...

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Men for Inclusion’s Cross Industry Event

Mark.Freed / 05 Jun 2023

Men for Inclusion’s Cross Industry Event

Amazing energy in the room yesterday at Men for Inclusion’s first cross-company event hosted by Standard Chartered Bank Chartered.  We invited clients to join us in creating a cross-industry, cross firm forum to learn from good practice in building inclusive cultures. We started to...

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“I am hoping this year, because I’m a glass half full type of person, that we will see some real progress…”

Mark.Freed / 30 Mar 2023

“I am hoping this year, because I’m a glass half full type of person, that we will see some real progress…”

It has happened every year for the last 5 years. The spring flowers are in full bloom...I am looking forward to summer, optimism and renewal fills the air. Then I’m brought back to earth with an almighty thud as firms publish their gender pay gap...

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One week apart, two very different audiences, same message – inclusion is a win win

Mark.Freed / 22 Feb 2023

One week apart, two very different audiences, same message – inclusion is a win win

I love what I do at E2W and Men for Inclusion. One week apart, two very different audiences, same message – inclusion is a win win. Last week I sat on an amazing panel hosted by Aviva and Amanda Blanc for the...

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Thanks to the 50 men and women who have taken part in this Men for Inclusion Workshop…

Mark.Freed / 06 Feb 2023

Thanks to the 50 men and women who have taken part in this Men for Inclusion Workshop…

Study after study has shown how a more inclusive workplace benefits everyone - Many men are now realising that, far from being a threat, inclusion and inclusive organisations actually benefit them personally as well. Along with happier, more successful workplaces, inclusion creates better health and wellbeing outcomes. ...

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Don’t give me a problem, give me a solution…

Mark.Freed / 20 Dec 2022

Don’t give me a problem, give me a solution…

Thanks Diana Parkes for your contribution to our blog, we are excited to be collaborating with you, please read below Diana's comments below about her book and the discount we are offering our community. ‘Don’t give me a problem, give me a solution’. That&rsquo...

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Wishing all our E2W and Men for Inclusion Members a Happy Christmas and successful New Year

Katie.Dix / 19 Dec 2022

Wishing all our E2W and Men for Inclusion Members a Happy Christmas and successful New Year

Thank you to all our members, clients and community for another fantastic year. As a community we have continued to work together and support one another whilst growing and diversifying our business. We have successfully hosted a huge amount of virtual and in person events including: Twenty...

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International Men’s Day Event: The Current State of Allyship

Tina.Freed / 17 Nov 2022

International Men’s Day Event: The Current State of Allyship

Spoiler Alert: Men for Inclusion in partnership with E2W, Women on the Wharf and the Diversity Project are collecting data on the lived experiences of working people. The full results will be launched on International Women’s Day in March 2023. To coincide with International Men&rsquo...

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Research into Lived Experience

Mark.Freed / 13 Oct 2022

Research into Lived Experience

Updating the ground breaking Cambridge University research that our co-founder led into men and women collaborating with each other in the workplace we at E2W and Men for Inclusion in partnership with Women on the Wharf and The Diversity Project are undertaking a refresh and update of...

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They think it’s all over - but for some it’s just starting…

Katie.Dix / 25 Jul 2022

They think it’s all over - but for some it’s just starting…

Please enjoy a short round up of our hugely successful event hosted by Sky Sports last Wednesday,  “They think it’s all over” - How gender equality in the workplace still needs everyone’s effort   Men for Inclusion are bringing together men who already...

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They think it’s all over…

Mark.Freed / 20 Jul 2022

They think it’s all over…

England are playing Spain in the quarter finals of the Euro’s. I wish them all the best and will be supporting them all the way. You can do this! 'They think it’s all over' is one of the most famous sporting commentaries sayings. In 1966...

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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Foundation Industries

Mark.Freed / 01 Jul 2022

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Foundation Industries

Men for Inclusion Founder Gary Ford contributes to the disucssion on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Foundation Industries The Foundation Industries face challenges in delivering sustainable practices that meet UK Government Net-Zero targets. Without significant investment to transform the workplace and embed equality, diversity and inclusion, these industries...

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