Northern Power Futures is a two-day festival and expo with over 80 speakers, practical panels, interactive workshops and sessions relating to your work, community, culture, lifestyle and wellbeing. This event is for ALL interested in super charging their working life and having a voice in the North. We aim to welcome 10% underserved communities – we want...Read More

In our fourth and final installment, we look back at the top moments within our culture section. This year we have spoken to a number of women at the top of their game including reality star Lucy Mecklenburgh, actress Elizabeth Hurley and former Pussycat Doll, Ashley Roberts. We have also covered the Harvey Weinstein and...Read More

A study has discovered that plus-size women are underrepresented when it comes to being nominated for Film and TV awards. Analysis by fashion retailer navabi discovered that, in the last five years, plus-size women received only 10 per cent of all female acting nominations. This research comes despite the average UK woman being a size 16...Read More

The producer, writer and creator of Greys Anatomy and other popular television shows has criticised Hollywood for it’s portrayal of LGBT + characters on screen.   Shonda Rhimes, who is responsible for the television drama’s Scandal and How To Get Away With Murder, among others, has been celebrated in the past for her diverse casts,...Read More

Female directors are represented in just a quarter of the movies shown at this year London Film Festival. Out of the 242 feature films showing at the 61st BFI London Film Festival, only 61 are directed by a woman. Movies making their debut at the prestigious festival include Emma Stone’s Billie Jean King drama Battle...Read More

“Culture is always present, it never stops” Corporate culture is more and more recognised as a force to be reckoned with. “How things get done around here” matters. Culture matters. Many organisations want to change or adapt their culture – to be more inclusive, innovative, collaborative, successful etc. But changing culture is not an easy...Read More

Culture is one of those things that every business has and although it is a relatively small part of business life, it has the potential to change everything. So often, the culture of a company is described as ‘how things get done around here’ and comprises of a combination of how behaviours are seen, role-modelled...Read More

Supermodel Ashley Graham recently opened up about workplace harassment. The Vogue covergirl shared a story with Glamour magazine about sexual harassment at work and how it’s affected her. Penned by her friend and fellow plus-size model Lauren Chan, Graham spoke for the first time about the encounter. She explains: “There was an incident on set...Read More