225 Why gender balance at work is so hard to crack with Guest Stephanie Aitken

We covered topics

1. Tell us about your journey into gender diversity

2. What impact do you want to create?

3. You commissioned your own independent research called What Women Really Want in Corporate Britain — what made you do that and what was it about?

4. You've said companies feel like they're doing the work to improve gender balance but not seeing results — why do you think that is?

5. What are the hidden costs companies aren't seeing?

6. What are the specific things companies are getting wrong that is preventing them from realising the full potential of their investment?

7. How much of this is a culture problem versus a policy problem — and why does that distinction matter?

8. You've developed something called Gender Harmony — why does that matter to the ROI conversation?

9. What does a high-return approach actually look like and how can you measure it?

10. If a senior leader listening to this wanted to genuinely move the needle in their organisation, what's the one thing they should stop doing and the one thing they should start?

11. How do you help organisations?

12. How do you secure budget for your services?

13. What does the ROI of DEI mean to you?

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Important Links

Guest - LinkedIn ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/aitkenstephanie/ )

Website - stephanieaitken.com

Research Report - What Women really want — The voice of UK Corporate Women

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