Suzanne and Martin are joined by Carolyn Currie - CEO of Women’s Enterprise Scotland. They discuss the impact of the pandemic on gender equality in the workplace and wider society.

Carrie Currie: Carolyn has enjoyed an extensive career at a senior level in financial services working with a variety of clients from large corporates to the SME and not for profit sector. Roles undertaken include, Head of Business Lending at RBS where she developed and grew the multi-billion-pound lending book. An advocate of continuous improvement, she achieved industry recognition and awards for lending products and a personal award for Outstanding Excellence in SME delivery. Carolyn has addressed the Global Banking Alliance conference in Sydney, Australia, contributed policy papers to the World Economic Forum in Davos, is a member of the UK Women’s Enterprise Policy Group and the Chartered Institute of Bankers.

RECOMMENDATIONS:

Suzanne: 'The Book of Tells' by Peter Collett - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Book-Tells-Peter-Collett/dp/0553814591

Martin: 'We Should All Be Feminists' - TED talk by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - https://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_ngozi_adichie_we_should_all_be_feminists?language=en

Carrie:

1. ‘Mrs America’ - series on BBCiPlayer - https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p08ggcmd/mrs-america
2. 'The Con Job' - book by Suzanne Doyle-Morris, PhD - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Job-Getting-Competence-Obsessed-Confidence/dp/095626882X

Women’s Enterprise Scotland: www.wescotland.co.uk/about

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