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Welcome to the eighty-sixth episode of the Womanthology podcast.
Womanthology is the digital magazine and professional community powered by female energy and ingenuity. We champion equal recognition and reward for everyone, sharing opportunities, ideas, and a deep pool of collective wisdom – supporting each other to be unstoppable.
In this, our Women in Medicine and Health episode, Dr Marlize De Vivo, CEO and Co-founder of The Active Pregnancy Foundation, joins us to discuss her journey from qualifying as a biokineticist in South Africa to establishing The Active Pregnancy Foundation in the UK. She highlights her research into women’s physical activity during pregnancy and her work with the National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine, focusing on improving maternal health outcomes through physical activity, particularly for women with complications like gestational diabetes and preeclampsia.
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Welcome to the eighty-fifth episode of the Womanthology podcast.
Womanthology is the digital magazine and professional community powered by female energy and ingenuity. We champion equal recognition and reward for everyone, sharing opportunities, ideas, and a deep pool of collective wisdom – supporting each other to be unstoppable.
In this episode, in celebration of Black History Month, Dr Ashiedu Joel, Founder and Director at Ashioma Consults, joins us to discuss her work on culture change and diversity, equity, and inclusion. She shares her career journey, passion for leadership, and the role of inclusive recruitment in shaping better workplaces.
Thank you for listening and remember, if you want to support what we do, please share the link for the show on social media, follow the podcast and leave a review in your podcast app.
Join us in the next episode and written issue where we focus on Women in Medicine and Health.
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Welcome to the eighty-third episode of the Womanthology podcast.
Womanthology is the digital magazine and professional community powered by female energy and ingenuity. We champion equal recognition and reward for everyone, sharing opportunities, ideas, and a deep pool of collective wisdom – supporting each other to be unstoppable.
In this episode, in celebration of International Day of the Girl, Denise Wilson OBE, Chair of the Board of Trustees at Girlguiding, and Sally Kettle, Deputy Chief Guide, discuss their voluntary roles within the organisation and the impact of Girlguiding in shaping girls' lives.
At Girlguiding, Denise, who previously served in roles including CEO of the FTSE Women Leaders Review, engages in strategic planning and governance. Alongside Sally, a professional adventurer turned motivational speaker who encourages girls through adventure, she collaborates with the rest of the organisation to ensure the voices of members and volunteers are central to its direction.
You can listen to Denise's previous Womanthology podcast here.You can find out about the documentary film mentioned by Fiona, Losing Sight of Shore, here.To find out more about Girlguiding, please visit:
https://www.girlguiding.org.uk/
Girls' Attitudes Survey: https://www.girlguiding.org.uk/girls-making-change/girls-attitudes-survey/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/girlguiding
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/girlguiding
X: https://twitter.com/Girlguiding
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/girlguiding
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/girlguidinguk
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@girlguiding
Join us for the next podcast episode and written issue where we celebrate Black History Month.
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Welcome to the eighty-third episode of the Womanthology podcast.
Womanthology is the digital magazine and professional community powered by female energy and ingenuity. We champion equal recognition and reward for everyone, sharing opportunities, ideas, and a deep pool of collective wisdom – supporting each other to be unstoppable.
In our Women in Transport and Automotive episode, we speak with Madalina Marcu, Head of Product Quality Standards at McLaren Automotive. Madalina shares her fascinating career journey, which began in computer science and then moved into design before she transitioned into the automotive industry. She provides insights into her current role, leading the Perceived Quality team at McLaren, where she ensures high quality standards are integrated from design through to production.
To find out more about Madalina, please visit:
www.linkedin.com/in/madalina-marcu-7b5a6491/
Perceived Quality Blog: https://perceivedquality.co.uk/
Perceived Quality Course (University of the Arts London): https://www.arts.ac.uk/subjects/business-and-management-and-science/short-courses/business-skills/perceived-quality-online-short-course-csm
To find out more about McLaren Automotive, please visit:
www.mclaren.com/
www.mclaren.com/careers/
www.instagram.com/mclarenauto/
www.facebook.com/McLarenAutomotive/
www.twitter.com/McLarenAuto
www.linkedin.com/company/mclarenautomotive/
This podcast is brought to you in paid partnership with Arnold Clark.
Join us in the next episode and written issue where we celebrate International Day of the Girl.
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Welcome to the eighty-second episode of the Womanthology podcast.
Womanthology is the digital magazine and professional community powered by female energy and ingenuity. We champion equal recognition and reward for everyone, sharing opportunities, ideas and a deep pool of collective wisdom – supporting each other to be unstoppable.
In our Men as Allies episode, we speak with Will Hargreaves, Recruitment Operations Manager at Arnold Clark. Will explains how the company ensures its employer branding reflects its commitment to diversity and inclusion. He also shares insights on initiatives to promote gender balance, the role of male allies in advancing intersectionality, and offers practical advice for other male allies.
If you’re interested in careers in automotive but perhaps aren’t sure where to start, check out their careers page. You can learn more about what it’s like to work at Arnold Clark by following the links below too.
https://www.arnoldclark.com/careers
https://www.arnoldclark.com/girls-with-skills
https://www.instagram.com/arnoldclarklife
https://www.facebook.com/ArnoldClarkCareers/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/arnold-clark/
https://twitter.com/arnoldclark/
https://www.instagram.com/arnoldclark_ltd/
https://www.facebook.com/ArnoldClark/
This podcast is brought to you in paid partnership with Arnold Clark.
Thank you for listening and remember, if you want to support what we do, please share the link for the show on social media, follow the podcast and leave a review in your podcast app.
This is the last written issue and podcast episode before we take our summer break but we will be back in September. Until then, have a wonderful summer, and don’t forget that you can access our full archive of podcast episodes here on our website to keep you going until we return!
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Welcome to the eighty-first episode of the Womanthology podcast.
Womanthology is the digital magazine and professional community powered by female energy and ingenuity. We champion equal recognition and reward for everyone, sharing opportunities, ideas and a deep pool of collective wisdom – supporting each other to be unstoppable.
In our Women in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence episode, we speak with Professor Sabine Hauert, Professor of Swarm Robotics at the University of Bristol. Sabine discusses her fascinating career trajectory from studying computer science in her native Switzerland to leading innovative research in swarm robotics and AI. She highlights the importance of creating collaborative and intelligent robot swarms inspired by natural phenomena, like bird flocks, to achieve real-world goals, and emphasises her commitment to supporting initiatives like Women in Robotics.
To find out more about Sabine, please visit:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabinehauert/
https://x.com/sabinehauert
https://www.womeninrobotics.org/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/boeing/
https://robohub.org/
https://aihub.org/
Join us in the next episode and written issue where we salute our male allies.
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Welcome to the eightieth episode of the Womanthology podcast.
Womanthology is the digital magazine and professional community powered by female energy and ingenuity. We champion equal recognition and reward for everyone, sharing opportunities, ideas and a deep pool of collective wisdom – supporting each other to be unstoppable.
In this new Women in Engineering podcast, ahead of International Women in Engineering Day 2024, we speak with three amazing women in engineering:
Katy Greatbatch, Engineering Senior Manager, and Interim Site Lead at Boeing in Sheffield;Olivia Taylor, Production Engineering Manager at Boeing, also in Sheffield;and Gwennie Jones, a manufacturing engineer, who is currently on an internship at Boeing in Sheffield.The link to the Engineering UK report the discussion refers to can be accessed here: https://www.engineeringuk.com/research-policy/diversity-in-engineering/women-in-engineering-and-technology
To find out more about Boeing, please visit:
https://www.boeing.co.uk/
https://jobs.boeing.com/boeing-in-the-uk
https://x.com/BoeingUK
https://www.linkedin.com/company/boeing/
Join us in the next episode and written issue where we feature women at the forefront of the robotics and artificial intelligence revolution.
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Welcome to the seventy-ninth episode of the Womanthology podcast.
Womanthology is the digital magazine and professional community powered by female energy and ingenuity. We champion equal recognition and reward for everyone, sharing opportunities, ideas and a deep pool of collective wisdom – supporting each other to be unstoppable.
In our new Soapbox Science episode, we catch up with Professor Nathalie Pettorelli, co-founder of Soapbox Science. We'll be talking about the work Natalie's been doing alongside her co-founder, Professor Seirian Sumner, and also with Isla Watton, who coordinates the organisation of Soapbox Science on a day-to-day basis, since we spoke on last year's podcast.
The link to the report Nathalie refers to can be accessed here:
http://soapboxscience.org/2024/05/24/soapbox-science-impact-on-speakers/
To find out more about Soapbox Science and how you can get involved, please visit:
http://soapboxscience.org/
https://twitter.com/soapboxscience
https://www.instagram.com/soapboxscience
https://www.facebook.com/soapboxscience/
Join us in the next episode and written issue where we will celebrate International Women in Engineering Day.
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Welcome to the seventy-eighth episode of the Womanthology podcast.
Womanthology is the digital magazine and professional community powered by female energy and ingenuity. We champion equal recognition and reward for everyone, sharing opportunities, ideas and a deep pool of collective wisdom – supporting each other to be unstoppable.
In our Women in Mathematics episode, we speak with Jessy Randall, acclaimed poet and author of Mathematics for Ladies, a collection of poems exploring the lives of the lost women of maths and science. Jessy's powerful collection of poems delves into the often-overlooked lives of women who made significant contributions to the fields of mathematics and science. Jessy discusses her journey in uncovering these hidden histories, and how she transforms her frustrations with historical inequities into a poignant and relatable narrative for contemporary women.
Contacts for Jessy
https://personalwebs.coloradocollege.edu/~jrandall/
Buy the book
https://mitpress.mit.edu/9781913380489/
Join us for the next podcast episode, where we continue our longstanding collaboration with the women of Soapbox Science.
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Welcome to the seventy-seventh episode of the Womanthology podcast.
Womanthology is the digital magazine and professional community powered by female energy and ingenuity. We champion equal recognition and reward for everyone, sharing opportunities, ideas and a deep pool of collective wisdom – supporting each other to be unstoppable.
In our Women in Technology episode, we speak with Jodie Howlett, Senior Systems Engineer at the UK Space Agency. Jodie discusses the route she took into engineering, and then into the space sector, as well as sharing her insights into the new technologies that are opening up access to space and revolutionising the way we all live our lives. Jodie also explores the vast array of career opportunities emerging across the space sector.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jodiehowlett
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-space-agency
https://twitter.com/spacegovuk
https://www.instagram.com/spacegovuk
https://www.facebook.com/spacegovuk
https://www.linkedin.com/company/uk-space-agency
Join us for the next podcast episode, where we are joined by epic women in mathematics.
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Welcome to the seventy-sixth episode of the Womanthology podcast.
Womanthology is the digital magazine and professional community powered by female energy and ingenuity. We champion equal recognition and reward for everyone, sharing opportunities, ideas and a deep pool of collective wisdom – supporting each other to be unstoppable.
In this, our Women in Technology episode, we speak with Hannah Burks, mentor and junior software engineer at Northcoders. Hannah discusses ways to get more women and gender minorities into tech by creating accessible pathways for them to learn to code, as well as explaining what life’s like at a coding bootcamp, and the career opportunities it can open up.
Please note, the next Northcoders Beginners' Coding Workshop for Women and Gender Minorities is due to take place in Manchester on Wednesday 5th June 2024 from 5.30pm onwards. Book your free place here.
https://northcoders.com/
https://twitter.com/northcoders
https://www.instagram.com/northcoders/
https://www.facebook.com/northcoders/
https://www.linkedin.com/school/northcoders/
Join us for the next podcast and written episode where we are joined by epic women in the space sector.
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Welcome to the seventy-fifth episode of the Womanthology podcast.
Womanthology is the digital magazine and professional community powered by female energy and ingenuity. We champion equal recognition and reward for everyone, sharing opportunities, ideas and a deep pool of collective wisdom – supporting each other to be unstoppable.
In this, our Gender Pay Gap episode, we speak with Vicky Peakman, Director of Product Management at Payscale. Vicky discusses the gender pay gap and what organisations (and their employees) need to know about the new global trend of pay transparency.
Join us for the next podcast and written episode where we are joined by epic women in technology.
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Welcome to the seventy-fourth episode of the Womanthology podcast.
Womanthology is the digital magazine and professional community powered by female energy and ingenuity. We champion equal recognition and reward for everyone, sharing opportunities, ideas and a deep pool of collective wisdom – supporting each other to be unstoppable.
In this, our Ancestry episode, we speak with Kaye Jones, The Herstorian. Kaye discusses how we all need to reclaim women’s history and how every month should be Women’s History Month. We also delve into the idea of epigenetics and whether or not we might all unknowingly be affected by the treatment of our female ancestors.
https://theherstorian.substack.com/
Join us for the next podcast episode where we discuss the gender pay gap.
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Welcome to the seventy-third episode of the Womanthology podcast.
Womanthology is the digital magazine and professional community powered by female energy and ingenuity. We champion equal recognition and reward for everyone, sharing opportunities, ideas and a deep pool of collective wisdom – supporting each other to be unstoppable.
In this, our International Women's Day 2024 episode, we follow up on our recent Inclusion Thought Leaders' Event, which took place at Lloyd's of London on Wednesday 28th February 2024, by speaking with Grace Moronfolu MBE, Director of Carbondo Consultancy, who was a panelist, and Karishma Navsaria, who also took part.
We share details of the content in the new written issue of Womanthology that follows up on three of the presentations on the day.
Additionally, we celebrate International Women’s Day 2024, which coincides with Womanthology’s tenth birthday!
Join us for the next podcast episode where we celebrate the ancestry and heritage of a group of epic women.
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Welcome to the seventy-second episode of the Womanthology podcast.
Womanthology is the digital magazine and professional community powered by female energy and ingenuity. We champion equal recognition and reward for everyone, sharing opportunities, ideas and a deep pool of collective wisdom – supporting each other to be unstoppable.
In this, our Women in Energy and Sustainability episode, we speak with Jaz Rabadia MBE, global energy and sustainability expert. Jaz shares her career journey to date and why the energy and sustainability sector needs diversity of thought to ensure we’re reducing energy consumption and minimising waste.
Here are the links to the written issues on Womanthology that Jaz has taken part in:
January 2018
February 2021
Join us for the next podcast episode where we follow up on our recent Inclusion Thought Leaders' Event ahead of International Women’s Day and Womanthology’s tenth birthday.
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Welcome to the seventy-first episode of the Womanthology podcast.
Womanthology is the digital magazine and professional community powered by female energy and ingenuity. We champion equal recognition and reward for everyone, sharing opportunities, ideas and a deep pool of collective wisdom – supporting each other to be unstoppable.
In this, our Women in Science episode, we speak with Maria Rossini, Head of Education at the British Science Association. Maria shares her career journey and, ahead of International Day of Women and Girls in Science, explains why inclusive science is better science. She also shares the projects she’s working on ahead of British Science Week and beyond.
Join us for the next podcast episode where we feature epic women in energy and sustainability.
The links Maria refers to are here:
https://www.britishscienceassociation.org/
https://www.britishscienceassociation.org/equity-in-stem-education
https://twitter.com/BritSciAssoc
https://www.instagram.com/britishscienceassociation/
https://www.facebook.com/BritishScienceAssociation
https://www.linkedin.com/company/british-science-association/
https://www.britishscienceweek.org/
https://www.crestawards.org/engage
https://theideasfund.org/
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Welcome to the seventieth episode of the Womanthology podcast.
Womanthology is the digital magazine and professional community powered by female energy and ingenuity. We champion equal recognition and reward for everyone, sharing opportunities, ideas and a deep pool of collective wisdom – supporting each other to be unstoppable.
In this, our first episode of 2024, Women in Innovation, we speak with Agnes Wamagui, Knowledge Transfer Manager for Robotics for Innovate UK KTN. Agnes shares her career journey and enthusiasm for all things robotic and her passion for helping businesses grow through innovation.
Join us for the next podcast episode where we feature epic women in science.
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Welcome to the sixty-ninth episode of the Womanthology podcast.
Womanthology is the digital magazine and professional community powered by female energy and ingenuity. We champion equal recognition and reward for everyone, sharing opportunities, ideas and a deep pool of collective wisdom – supporting each other to be unstoppable.
In this, our Future Skills issue, we speak with Anne Scrimshaw, artist, engineer and Fab Lab Manager at Sandwell College, who gives an overview of the Fab Labs model and how it is revolutionising STEM education around the world. She also shares her thoughts about the best ways to better engage girls and other underrepresented groups.
This is our final podcast for 2023 so please join us for our next podcast episode when we return in 2024
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Welcome to the sixty-eighth episode of the Womanthology podcast.
Womanthology is the digital magazine and professional community powered by female energy and ingenuity. We champion equal recognition and reward for everyone, sharing opportunities, ideas and a deep pool of collective wisdom – supporting each other to be unstoppable.
In this, our Women in Construction issue, we speak with Katherine Evans, founder of Bold as Brass, a 1200-plus strong network of women and allies from the construction sector and beyond. Katherine shares her passion for social value and also discusses her support for the #PPEthatfits campaign.
Join us for the next podcast episode that explores the future skills agenda.
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Welcome to the sixty-seventh episode of the Womanthology podcast.
Womanthology is the digital magazine and professional community powered by female energy and ingenuity. We champion equal recognition and reward for everyone, sharing opportunities, ideas and a deep pool of collective wisdom – supporting each other to be unstoppable.
In this, our Women in Medicine and Health episode, we speak with Miss Stella Vig, surgeon and national medical director for Secondary Care for NHS England. Stella discusses her career as a surgeon and also the work being done by the Royal College of Surgeons, the NHS and other organisations to champion equity and inclusion for women and other underrepresented groups in surgery.
You can read the written interview we did with Stella back in 2021 here too. You can also read Stella's own blog here.
Join us for the next podcast episode and written issue where we explore the careers of groundbreaking women in construction.
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