Jan 13, 2022
My LinkedIn post of 11 January 2022 How can we engage more people in the complex challenges facing the world? I recently finished watching the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, led by Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, on viruses and how science is fighting back. They...
Oct 4, 2021
By Alison Maitland As this is the last column I’ll write for the IWE community, I want first to thank and pay a personal tribute to Peta Payne as she steps down. Those who know the driving force behind IWE (International Women of Excellence) will know how modest she...
Jan 11, 2021
By Alison Maitland, 11 January 2021 Did you make a New Year’s resolution? Have you managed to stick to it? If it’s already seeming like hard work, you’re not alone. Studies indicate that resolutions are often broken and that they’re an...
Nov 16, 2020
16 Nov 2020 By Alison Maitland ALONGSIDE the Covid-19 crisis, the police killing of George Floyd and the resurgence of the #BlackLivesMatter movement in the US and many other countries have been defining events of 2020. They have focused attention on the persistence...
Mar 16, 2020
Building and sustaining inclusive organisations is more important than ever in these very challenging times. In a chapter called ‘The Power of Everyone’ for the 2020 BBVA book, Work in the Age of Data, I explain why inclusive systems and behaviour help...
Jan 13, 2020
12 January 2020 By Alison Maitland At a time of deep political and social divisions, when female politicians have resigned citing the level of abuse and threats they’ve received, it is more critical than ever that women are able to make their voices heard. Speaking...
