Creating a more inclusive broking industry
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The need to create a more inclusive broking industry is more important than ever, says inclusive leadership training coach Jane Counsel, as MFAA figures show the proportion of female brokers has reached a new low.
The third edition of the MFAA’s
Opportunities for Women 2020 report, released on International Women’s Day (8 March), shows that the proportion of female brokers in the industry has fallen to below 27 per cent for the first time.
According to the MFAA figures (based on aggregator gender information), there were 3,267 female brokers in the industry as at March 2020 – or 26.9 per cent of all brokers – 0.3 percentage points down on September 2019 figures.
Whether working within an international firm or as an entrepreneur starting out in a new industry, securing a headshot often falls to the wayside on a list of priorities, most especially after a year that has posed unprecedented challenges for all industries.
The Westbury, Dublin is teaming up with Dress for Success and offering women the opportunity to get professional headshots taken. Participants will be able to book a slot on selected dates this summer to have their headshots captured by local, professional female photographers in a safe and socially distanced environment.
The initiative will run simultaneously at The Marylebone in London, The Westbury in Dublin, The River Lee in Cork and stateside at The Dupont Circle in Washington D.C.
George Plumptre with Mary Berry at the NGS stand, Chelsea, 2019
Credit: Andrew Crowlet
There’s no heart-warming tale from George Plumptre’s boyhood about how he grew to love gardens from helping his mother plant lupins in the herbaceous borders of Goodnestone Park or from watching a broad bean sprout in a bottle.
The chief executive of the National Garden Scheme struggles to remember a single moment of horticultural awakening. No. He and his four brothers were too busy rampaging through the neglected thickets of their family estate in Kent, climbing the ancient cedar of Lebanon or roller-skating along the top floor of the Palladian country house to pay much attention to their mother’s acclaimed garden restoration.
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