Gender Inclusivity – A Catalyst for Innovation

Advanced Oxford, Oxford Brookes University and Milton Park invite you to: Gender-inclusivity: A Catalyst for Innovation. Why you should care and what steps to take?

Join us to mark British Science Week and International Women’s Day as we share findings from important research on gender inclusion in science, technology and innovation led businesses.

Oxfordshire is recognised as one of the UK’s leading innovation engines. Yet its science and technology companies are still male dominated. Only 18% of these companies have at least one-woman founder and only 19% have achieved at least 30% representation of women in leadership roles.

A PhD research study at Oxford Brookes Business School, in collaboration with Advanced Oxford, has examined the context, culture and practices in which employees innovate. The conclusion: the ecosystem and its companies are not sufficiently inclusive in terms of culture, structure and practices and need to do more to ensure the equality, diversity and inclusion that is needed for innovation.

Through this event, we will share findings from the research, consider how they can be applied, and critically, explain how creating and promoting a culture of inclusive-innovation benefits not only employees but also innovation outputs.

A report for businesses, which brings together key findings from the research, along with guidance and a toolkit for companies, has now been published: https://www.advancedoxford.com/gender-inclusion/. The event will explore and discuss the report in more detail and help you to consider how you might apply the findings within your business.

Speakers:

• Hannah Isabelle Tornow, PhD, Post-doctoral Researcher, Oxford Brookes University
• Sarah Haywood, Managing Director, Advanced Oxford