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2004 London Gatherings:
15th January
How to be an effective
leader: Seminar with Julia Cleverdon, CEO of Business in
the Community
16th February
THINKINGWOMEN TAKE ACTION: Increase your Confidence. There
are few of us who wouldn't benefit from an extra boost in confidence.
Join Thinkingwomen resident coaches Holly Crane and Geraldine Morel
for the evening. (We are charging £10 for this event to cover
material costs).
26th February
Considering the Domestic Violence Reform Agenda with Harriet
Harman MP, Solicitor General
22nd March
The challenges facing women on the Square and in the Beeb: with
Louise Berridge, Executive Producer of Eastenders
19th April
Should the government regulate nudity in the mainstream press.
Group discussion and research presented by Dr
Petra Boynton, Sex and Relationship psychologist
20th May
Women in the Judiciary with Judge Brenda Hale, the
first woman law lord
26th May
Thinkingwomen Take Action: the art of positive thinking,
with Thinkingwomen coaches in residence, Holly Crane and
Geraldine Morel
2nd June
Women in Finance: Challenges and Rewards of a Career in International
Banking and Finance with Hanna
Gronkiewicz-Waltz, former Governor of the Bank of Poland,
and current Vice-President of the European Bank for Reconstruction
and Development
21st June
Sheila Gunn MBE, Former Press Secretary to the then Prime
Minister John Major, Journalist and Political Affairs Consultant
23rd July
Thinkingwomen Summer Social: A chance to chat and bring
your fellas to see what all the fuss is about.. 7pm, National Liberal
Club, Whitehall Place SW1A 2HE. Smart Dress. RSVP to EwaSwitala@hotmail.com
2nd September
Why negotiating equal responsibility in the home, even before
you have children, is essential for your career and your sanity.
In conversation with Madeleine Bunting, author of Willing Slaves:
How the Overwork Culture Is Ruling Our Lives and Guardian journalist
http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1274038,00.html
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,,1258312,00.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,1256288,00.html
Tuesday 16th November
An evening discussion with Baroness Betty Boothroyd. Elected
as a Labour MP for West Bromwich in 1973, she has had an extraordinarily
colourful and varied political career, culminating in spending eight
years as Speaker in the House of Commons from 1992-2000.
Tuesday 23rd November
Leading is not only for work: Developing self-awareness to enhance
your life
Dr Faouzi Khatir is certified in neuro-linguistic programming and
neuro semantics and will run an interactive session on how to apply
their principles to enhance an individual's potential.
Monday 12th December
Rise to the top: Managing a career at a professional services company.
Lis Astall, Accenture UK Managing Director.
Lis has been with Accenture for 21 years and as the UK Managing
Director has covered all the company's public and private sector
business. In the UK Accenture employs 11,700 people and annual revenues
for FY05 were $2.56bn. During the seminar Lis will talk about the
successes and challenges she has faced throughout her career and
what it takes to manage a complex and constantly changing business.
Please note: there will be £5 entrance fee. The sum will cover room
booking and refreshments costs. RSVP to Ewa
Switala
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2004 Manchester Gatherings:
30th March
Who is 21st century
woman? An evening of brainstorming, discussion and defining
topics for future thinkingwomen in Manchester gatherings.
22nd April
Women in Local Government. Councillor Kath Robinson, Deputy
Leader at Manchester City Council shares her experience of 20 years
as councillor and part of local government.
16th June
Inside the Equal Opportunities Commission. Amanda
Ariss, Head of Policy at the EOC talks about challenges in merging
issues of discrimination, future challenges and the current focus
points on gender.
22nd July (new date)
New forms of democracy. Hilary Wainwright, author
of Reclaim the state: Experiments in popular democracy and
editor of Red
Pepper talks about practices in different parts of the world
that have made democracy more sexy. She will also discuss whether
different democratic models can be usefully identified as 'feminine'
and 'masculine'
1st September
Voter apathy: why bother with regional government in the
North West? In conversation with Ruth Turner, an award-winning
social entrepreneur, with interests that span sustainable development,
innovation in science and the arts, health and social issues, social
businesses, and renewing interest in democracy. Ruth is a founding
director of social research and public involvement company Vision
21 and a director of Sustainability North West. Biog
18th October
Andrea Cooper, Manchester Regional Director of Common
Purpose will be talking about What makes a good leader, particularly
from a female perspective
22nd November
Brigit Egan, career and change management consultant will
talk about How to network without 'networking'. Do you find
networking events annoying? You don't want to be fake but
want to talk to people about your work and to progress in your career.
Brigit will discuss how to network naturally, in a way that you
are comfortable with and that doesn't come across as a hard sell.
Biog
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