The CIPR artificial intelligence (AI) panel has published an initial list of 95 tools collated from its crowd-sourced project. Check out the list to find ones that will help you in your work. A number of AI tools I suggested are feature in this database. The project had its genesis in the #PRstack project from 2014… Read More »
2018 sees the centenaries of the first pieces of legislation giving women the right to vote and to stand for election on the same terms as men. The Representation of the People Act 1918 was a milestone in British political and social history, as it allowed for some (but not all) women to exercise a… Read More »
New data protection regulations are coming. The GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) is a new EU legal framework for processing citizens’ data, and will be in force in the UK from 25 May 2018. In preparation for this, a series of partnership webinars will bring together senior practitioners and leaders in the area of information… Read More »
PRFest, a practical based CPD conference, is coming back to Edinburgh on 15 – 16 June 2017. This event has been designed by communications practitioners for fellow practitioners. It is based on a model of workshops, discussion and implementation. The festival was set up in 2016 by CIPR communicator colleague Laura Sutherland to encourage people to… Read More »
Call for gender equality this International Women’s Day Women are still having to work harder to survive and thrive professionally in the workplace. The Gender Pay Gap is a symbol of how inequality persists in 2017, according to women and gender historians Dr Maureen Wright and Dr Barbara Thompson. International Women’s Day, 8 March 2017,… Read More »
The story of the suffragettes has reached the international movie market almost 100 years on from the movement’s most dramatic period, writes Abha Thakor. “We’re in every home, we’re half the human race, you can’t stop us all!” – this battle-cry heralds the newly released feature film ‘Suffragette’, bringing today’s audience a renewed or perhaps initial understanding of women’s fight for… Read More »
By Abha Thakor Want to use more digital tools in communications, but don’t know where to start? The second #PRstack book helps improve public relations workflow and support practitioners’ professional development. The book features 48 guides to help public relations professionals add to their digital PR skills. It is available both as an e-book and… Read More »
The ongoing significant pay gap in 2015 between men and women has been highlighted in a number of studies. Two independent studies this year have found that there is a difference of about £8,500 in earnings between the genders for equivalent roles. Women managers working in equivalent full-time roles earn 22 per cent less than men, according to research published… Read More »
By Abha Thakor The Women’s Institute is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year and local groups up and down the UK are marking the milestone. The WI was formed during the First World War and grew as it encouraged countrywomen to grow and preserve food for the nation. The first British WI met on Anglesey, North Wales, on… Read More »
Women have played a role in civic society and politics often in quiet and every day ways. They have contributed to change in the expectations of the way women would live, behave and participate in their family life and wider roles. In the last 100 years, the Women’s Institute (WI) has played an active, and sometimes unknown,… Read More »