Celebrating International Women’s Day 2021

Leeds University Business School has created a mini-series on the podcast to mark #InternationalWomensDay 2021. In this introductory episode, Professors Edgar Meyer and Jennifer Tomlinson highlight some of the important and impactful research going on at the Business School by female colleagues, and some of the research that addresses gender equality and inequality. They also discuss what the Business School is doing to achieve gender equality, particularly through the Athena Swann charter. This podcast episode was recorded in March 2021 via remote recording. If you would like to get in touch regarding this podcast, please contact research.lubs@leeds.ac.uk. A transcript of this episode is available at:  https://business.leeds.ac.uk/downloads/download/214/podcast_episode_1_iwd_2021_-_transcript Bios: Edgar Meyer is Deputy Dean at Leeds University Business School, Professor of Management, and Chair of the School’s Athena Swann implementation group. Edgar’s current research interests are in the area of digital learning and digital pedagogies, as well as in teamwork and leadership. Jennifer Tomlinson is Professor of Gender and Employment Relations at the Centre for Employment Relations, Innovation and Change. Her research focuses on gender and social inequalities in organisational, occupational and labour market contexts. She has published on topics including: gender and part-time work; flexible working time arrangements; flexible careers; women returners and occupational gender segregation; and intersectional inequalities (gender and ethnicity) in career progression. She is currently investigating the sustainability of the Early Years sector during COVID.