• Research reveals want of role models

    • 24 June 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    New research has been published to coincide with International Women in Engineering Day that has found that 61% of schoolgirls want to see more women role models to encourage them into science-based careers The study, commissioned by children’s rights charity Plan International and supercar maker McLaren [...]
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  • IMI announces Automotive 30% Club sponsorship

    • 12 May 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has announced it is sponsoring the Automotive 30% Club’s Inspiration for Innovation Network Lesley Woolley, chief operating officer of the IMI, has also become a patron of the club, which aims to fill at least 30% of key leadership positions in its member organisations [...]
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  • Smith renews gender equality support

    • 28 April 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Simon Smith, Solus managing director and Aviva repair lead, has renewed his membership of the Automotive 30% Club The club aims to achieve a better gender balance within the automotive industry by filling at least 30% of key leadership positions in member organisations with diverse women by 2030 He said: [...]
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  • IMI publishes diversity report

    • 21 March 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has published the final Diversity Task Force report, which has identified five key steps to take the lack of diversity within the sector IMI President professor Jim Saker said: “The Task Force set out to understand how the sector can be more attractive to work in for all [...]
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  • Muir the merrier after IMI recognition

    • 21 March 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Founder and chief executive of the Automotive 30% Club Julia Muir received the Sue Brownson Award at the IMI Dinner, in recognition of the significant strides she’s achieved in increasing female leadership representation in the industry Established in 2016, the Automotive 30% Club is a voluntary group of 60 MDs [...]
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  • LKQ CFO joins Automotive 30% Club

    • 15 March 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    LKQ Euro Car Parts has announced the CFO Annick Jourdenais has become a patron of the Automotive 30% Club The Automotive 30% Club was set up to improve the gender balance in the automotive industry, specifically by filling at least 30% of key leadership positions in its member organisations with diverse women by [...]
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  • AutoRaise committed to #BreakTheBias

    • 8 March 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    AutoRaise is marking International Women’s Day by celebrating female apprentices and leaders in the industry For more than a century International Women’s Day has been celebrating the achievements of women, promoting positive change within industry and raising awareness about problems women face in their [...]
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