The Menopause and the Workplace
Charity lawyers, Bates Wells, are hosting a free webinar on this important but much neglected and undiscussed area.
Women over the age of 50 are the fastest growing demographic in the workforce, and the average age for the menopause transition is 51….. Three out of five participants in a recent CIPD study said that menopause was having a negative impact on them at work. Nearly a third of those surveyed said they had taken sick leave because of their symptoms, but only a quarter felt able to tell their manager the real reason for their absence.
What might Thursday’s budget mean?
Two accessible summaries from the Institute for Fiscal Studies and the Resolution Foundation. Both provide useful information about future trends for those thinking about their next business plans and the assumptions they will need to make.
Budget 2021 – reaction from AIM Director, Lisa Ollerhead
A helpful and succinct overview in respect of the heritage sector.
The Dawn of Everything
David Wengrow and the late David Graeber’s new history of humanity has just been published. Regular readers of our blogs will know that Susan has been waiting to read this for a long time. To give you a flavour …
.. It is clear now that human societies before the advent of farming were not confined to small, egalitarian bands. On the contrary, the world of hunter-gatherers as it existed, before the coming of agriculture was one of bold social experiments, resembling a carnival parade of political forms, far more than it does the drab attractions of evolutionary theory….And far from setting class differences in stone, a surprising number of the world’s earliest cities were organised on robustly egalitarian lines, with no need for authoritarian rules, ambitious warrior politicians or even bossy administrators.
100 Black Trailblazers
As the website says – commission them, hire them, interview them, and connect with them.
We still have a long way to go to diversify the creative, tech and digital industries – which is why it’s important for us to celebrate and be inspired by the incredible Black leaders that surround us.
Museum of Witchcraft and Magic
The perfect week to signpost this very distinctive museum! You might even have something to contribute to their journal.
Art UK’s facts and figures of London Statues and Monuments
More sculptures of animals than named women – go figure!