E-Newsletter - June 2010
Welcome to the Summer issue of
the SEEDA Women’s Enterprise Ambassadors Network newsletter.
This month’s newsletter looks
at the pay gap that still exists between men and women, despite it being forty
years since the Equal Pay Act came into force. The Equality and Human Rights
Commission is calling on organisations to do more to close the gap and I’m sure
you’ll all agree this is a cause we need to back.
We also have news on events
that our Advocates and Ambassadors have been involved with. Read about how
Women’s Enterprise Ambassador Jackie Arnold has set up an award for young
speakers in her area and Advocate Jacky Charman presented the winners with
their trophies at the Hampshire Winning Women Business Awards. Or hear how
several WE Advocates and Ambassadors addressed young audiences at Brooklands
College.
Since our last newsletter, we
have a new government in place. It has vastly different policies to the last
with regard to developing enterprise in the UK and their approach is also
coloured to a large extent by their aim of cutting the UK’s budget deficit.
You may have heard the news
that all nine of the regional development agencies will be phased out, and as
such, there will be no future funding available from SEEDA for Women’s
Enterprise in the South East.
A working group of Advocates
and Ambassadors has met twice since the announcement to discuss ways in which
the network can continue to promote Women’s Enterprise in the South East and
build on the experience and resources we have built up. We would love to have
your support in taking the network forwards - please let me know if you'd like
to be involved. The passion and dedication of our members is clear, and we will
keep you informed in advance of future plans as they develop.
Much has been achieved
through the hard work put in by our networks of Advocates and Ambassadors. You
should be proud of yourselves – we certainly
are!
Best wishes,
Claire Gillon
Newsletter Articles
- COMMISSION CALLS ON BUSINESSES TO CLOSE THE GAP
- WE ENTERPRISE SPEAKERS AT BROOKLANDS COLLEGE ENTERPRISE WEEK
- THE ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL PROWESS CONFERENCE
- HAMPSHIRE WINNING WOMEN BUSINESS AWARDS
- YOUNG SPEAKERS AWARD 2010 – GIVING YOUNG PEOPLE A VOICE!
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