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

E2W’s coaching services allows you to articulate what you offer, encourage you to take on new challenges and give you a way to envision the ‘future you.’

Katie.Dix / 10 May 2023

E2W’s coaching services allows you to articulate what you offer, encourage  you to take on new challenges and give you a way to envision the ‘future you.’

While our community is a big part of E2W, we also provide our members with individual support. We want to help you develop your skills, so you can achieve your ambitions. This can start with the exclusive member benefit of a introductory call, that will explore where you are...

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Sustainable Living Workshop: Jesmonite Crafting x Japanese Calligraphy

katie.robertson / 29 Mar 2023

Sustainable Living Workshop: Jesmonite Crafting x Japanese Calligraphy

Supporting E2W member Shalaka Laxman and good friend Saori Okada, who hosted a Coffee Break for us last year.  Sustainable Living Workshop: Jesmonite Crafting x Japanese Calligraphy Please register via EventBrite, by clicking here. Agenda: In the first section, you will learn about jesmonite crafting and work...

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Why join us? E2W - A community of Women in Financial Services

Katie.Dix / 28 Mar 2023

Why join us? E2W - A community of Women in Financial Services

At E2W we pride ourselves on having established a collaborative and valuable network for our members. We offer networking at it's finest; connecting like-minded professionals and supporting professional development, E2W are here for you throughout your career lifecycle.  Here's what our members say about us... ...

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Applications close on 23 March – Calling all Leaders with Babies and Young Children

Katie.Dix / 14 Mar 2023

Applications close on 23 March – Calling all Leaders with Babies and Young Children

We are supporting friends of E2W, Leaders Plus, who have successful helped some E2W members with their career development since becoming parents.  Too often, parents feel forced to choose between an ambitious career and enjoying their young children. The award-winning social enterprise Leaders Plus exists to change...

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Introducing Men for Inclusion’s Co-Founder Brian Ballantyne as E2W’s newest coaching partner

Katie.Dix / 22 Feb 2023

Introducing Men for Inclusion’s Co-Founder Brian Ballantyne as E2W’s newest coaching partner

Brian Ballantyne is a Co-Founder of Men for Inclusion. He is on the Board of WIDE (Women in Digital Empowerment) Luxembourg, on the Advisory Board of the “Flexpo” flexible working UK conferences, and he is author of Confessions of a Working Father (all proceeds donated to Winston...

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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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The E2W Team’s next challenge - Inflatable 5k assault course for Young Women’s Trust

Katie.Dix / 06 Dec 2022

The E2W Team’s next challenge - Inflatable 5k assault course for Young Women’s Trust

Whilst we dedicate ourselves to helping and supporting women, mostly at the top of the social and economic ladder, we are aware that there are women in our society without the advantages and privilege enjoyed by many.    In April 2019 we were introduced to the Young Women’s...

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Joy Mpofu - Rufaro: Workwear Investment Banking turned entrepreneur

Katie.Dix / 23 Nov 2022

Joy Mpofu - Rufaro: Workwear Investment Banking turned entrepreneur

We are delighted to be supporting one of our members Joy Mpofu, who has recently pivoted her successful Investment Banking career, to creating a unique and much needed entrepreneurial workwear business. You can follow her journey on Instagram: Rufaro_styling Please read the first blog Joy has created for...

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

Mark.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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Young Women’s Trust Christmas Cards

Katie.Dix / 11 Nov 2022

Young Women’s Trust Christmas Cards

Young Women's Trust 2022 Christmas cards  This year's Christmas card were designed by Kat, a young woman who was supported through our free coaching service. You can read more about her on the back of your cards. £4.50 per pack of ten cards. Postage is £2.95 per...

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Q2 partnership report E2W x Young Women’s Trust 2022/23

Tina.Freed / 31 Oct 2022

Q2 partnership report E2W x Young Women’s Trust 2022/23

We are absolutely delighted to have been partnered with the Young Women's Trust for a few years now. We hold very similar values to the Young Women’s Trust and share a commitment to gender equality in the work place. The Young Women's Trust ...

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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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E2W Mentor Scheme - How we can help you? And how you can help us!

Katie.Dix / 29 Sep 2022

E2W Mentor Scheme - How we can help you? And how you can help us!

Can you help by volunteering to mentor an Alpha Challenger? Or are you an Alpha Challenger wanting the impartial advice and support of an E2W mentor? Please get in touch with me.  Mentoring on a one-to-one basis is a unique opportunity to step outside of your normal circle...

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National Inclusion Week 2022

Tina.Freed / 28 Sep 2022

National Inclusion Week 2022

We have been celebrating #nationalinclusionweek2022 this week with the help of some Men for Inclusion and E2W members.  On Wednesday 28th September, we hosted a coffee break where we had an open discussion around the theme of the week. We posed various questions to our members and reflected...

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Careers Club testimonial from a successful candidate and E2W member

Katie.Dix / 20 Sep 2022

Careers Club testimonial from a successful candidate and E2W member

We thrive on supporting our members to progress and succeed with their professional and personal development, which is why the Careers Club is one of our offerings that I am most proud of. It has proven to be really successful in helping our members get their careers back on...

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Working Parents and Carers sub-group

Katie.Dix / 07 Sep 2022

Working Parents and Carers sub-group

Following on from some recent conversations within our membership, I would like bring to you an idea I have had about setting up a sub-group within the membership for working parents and carers.  I want to create a support group for members, who are facing similar experiences, challenges and...

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Can you help the Young Women’s Trust by volunteering (virtually) a few hours per month?

Katie.Dix / 31 Aug 2022

Can you help the Young Women’s Trust by volunteering (virtually) a few hours per month?

Young Women's Trust Whilst we dedicate ourselves to helping and supporting women, mostly at the top of the social and economic ladder, we are aware that there are women in our society without the advantages and privilege enjoyed by many.    In April 2019 we were introduced to the...

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The Women in Finance Charter Blueprint 2022 research data on hiring senior women

Mark.Freed / 16 Aug 2022

The Women in Finance Charter Blueprint 2022 research data on hiring senior women

The Women in Finance Charter Blueprint 2022 shared research that it takes 40 days longer to recruit a female senior manager than it does a man. They then ran a survey that suggested that 22% of best in class signatories had built hiring timelines with appropriate lead times to find female candidates....

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Are men missing milestones at home for milestones in the workplace?

Mark.Freed / 27 Jul 2022

Are men missing milestones at home for milestones in the workplace?

Up until the 1960’s it was quite common, in fact usual, for women to leave their jobs just before their wedding day. In fact most employment contracts allowed employers to terminate a woman’s employment upon marriage. The practice was made unlawful in the UK in 1975...

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Celebrating successful women progressing with their career, returning to work and moving roles

Katie.Dix / 27 Jul 2022

Celebrating successful women progressing with their career, returning to work and moving roles

At E2W we love to celebrate success. We are thrilled to see women in the industry, who have progressed with their careers and are making positive changes for diversity and inclusion. We are delighted to share these fantastic success stories with our community, congratulations to you all. If you...

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