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Corporate Social Responsibility

International Womens Day:

A Narrative of Change Event

On International Women’s Day 2021, The Security Institute and our
Inclusive Security Special Interest Group (ISSIG) wanted to spotlight
some of the key equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) issues that
are impacting women’s ability to thrive, work safely and effectively,
particularly in the current global context and in the security sector.
We often consider and place the context of discrimination, harassment
and bullying to within the workplace. But what about when the
workplace has become our home and the borderless virtual world we
are now in? The shift to virtual working is likely to remain, to a certain
extent, even when the restrictions forced by the pandemic are gone,
as many now see the benefits virtual working has to offer. On this
webinar we considered what existing and new negative cultures and
behaviours have increased or spilled over into our homes and onto our social media. The speakers,
which included Dianne Allen OBE , Professor Lisa Short and Philip Ingram MBE to name a few,
discussed if we are equipped with a changed narrative and tools to support #OurSecurity inclusively.

The ISSIG wanted to host this webinar to address these real issues with a fresh lens, honesty and
perspective by bringing together an esteemed panel of positive leaders and role models in EDI and
security professionals from many different sectors and across the world.

Institute members can recap the recording of the webinar on the Institute website.

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