Today is International Day of Persons with a Disability - a day to celebrate and to look towards the future and the creation of a world where a person is not defined by their disabilities, but by their abilities. Disability …
June is Pride month, an important time of the year to promote the dignity, equality and visibility of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people as a social group. It is also a time when LGBTQI allies, like me, need to …
I have recently joined the Capability Team as the Learning and Development Lead. My career in the Civil Service began in HMCTS back in 1994 where I worked in Recruitment. As one of the only few women to wear a …
If someone had told me a decade ago that I would end up working in a ‘tech’ role I would have laughed out loud! But here I am..My name is Kaz Hufton and I'm a Lead Product Manager in the …
I was once categorically told by a course teacher that you don’t find people who exhibit a ‘facilitator’ leadership style (people-focused over task-focused, empowering over directive) in leadership positions. “Apart from perhaps as the HR Director,” she said disparagingly. What …
My name is Karen Minta. I joined the Civil Service about three months ago as a Business Manager in the Ministry of Justice Digital and Technology team. Carving the discourse surrounding Black British identity has always been a contested feature …
When I’m asked ‘Why be a Diversity & Inclusion champion? One of my responses is Why not? My name is Faye Johnson-James and I am the Head of Strategic Risk Management within Technology Services which is part of MoJ …
I can't think of a time when my gender has had a significant impact on my career. This revelation has stunned every single person who has heard it. They've looked at me as though I've sprouted neon-green horns.
So is policy intrinsically a 'pink' job, and tech a 'blue' job (bearing in mind that pink was a 'boys' colour until the 1920s...)? Surely not. This attitude is out dated, and dangerous. It has created an imbalance in society …
The theme for this year’s International Women’s Day is #BalanceforBetter.
