Rising costs of living, bill increases, high childcare costs and limited support means it’s increasingly challenging to be a working parent or carer. It can feel that the barriers facing those with caring responsibilities are too tough to break through. There are organisations, such as Working Families, that are championing working families and working to remove the barriers that people with caring responsibilities face in the workplace. Working Families CEO, Jane van Zyl, joined us to explore developments in UK policy and what they might mean for working families.

As external pressures and political shifts continue to challenge corporate EDI strategies, many organisations are finding themselves at a crossroads. Do they stay the course, or do they quietly roll-back their efforts to protect key business contracts? For multinational companies, the complexity grows — balancing the expectations of UK and European markets with the constraints facing their US operations. Shape Talent is excited for this upcoming thought-provoking podcast aimed to help decision makers and EDI leaders navigate the complex world of EDI today.

With Mark Zuckerberg sparking a debate on the need to embrace masculinity in the workplace, we disucss its impact on workplace gender equity with guest speaker, Dr Matt Jacobs, organisational development and EDI consultant to explore what masculinity has to do with gender equity in the workplace.