Simplify Consulting's Giang Hughes: One day is not enough to affect long awaited gender parity

There is no denying that awareness days and initiatives are crucial for individuals, groups, and organisations to amplify and enforce their commitment to bringing equality, fairness and better outcomes for women in their work, families and wider lives. But should the focus on women’s advancement be limited to just one day?

Evidence shows not enough is being done to support girls and women as they progress through life and work and it is a systemic problem even through school years and higher education. Our research found that 10% of women experienced barriers in education because of their gender and of the school-age students surveyed, we found a clear gender bias in career expectations of boys and girls. Teach First, an education charity, revealed the gender confidence gap with more female students lacking confidence when studying mathematics and science than their male counterparts. More than half ...