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Resources 2025
Think Global Women Taking Action for Equity 2025
Read about the Think Global Women: Taking Action for Equity event held in London.
The featured article “Celebrating the Female Superpower” written by Sally Robinson, provides a summary of the day’s inspiring discussions and highlights.
Articles Relating to International Women’s Day

Think Women’s 40 Outstanding Global Women 2025 | Patrizia Kokot-Blamey
Think WomenPatrizia Kokot-Blamey | 40 Outstanding Global Women 2025Navigating women’s career’s Patrizia’s Kokot-Blamey on mobility, opportunity and international experience
Dr Patrizia Kokot-Blamey is a Senior Lecturer in Organisation Studies at Queen Mary, ...

Think Women’s 40 Outstanding Global Women 2025 | Elaine Héry
Think WomenElaine Héry | 40 Outstanding Global Women 2025Elaine Hery, managing partner at Eres Relocation: From corporate fast track to global mobility pioneer
Elaine Hery, managing partner at Eres Relocation, never intended to start her own business. In fact, if ...

Building positive peace in schools
What is positive peace, and why is it becoming essential for a well-rounded education? We went to Pearson’s International School Leaders Conference to learn more.In a world where structural and cultural violence exist globally, Dr Hilary Cremin, Chair of ...

Think Global women: key issues affecting women’s employment
At this year’s Think Global Women conference, Dr Sue Shortland spoke about three key issues relevant to understanding EDI issues and the implications for women. She focused on equity, inclusion, and horizontal and vertical segregation.EDI refers to equity, ...

Think Women’s 40 Outstanding Global Women 2025 | Cynthia Renaud
Think WomenCynthia Renaud | 40 Outstanding Global Women 2025Cynthia Renaud has risen to the very top of her profession through grit, determination, hard work. She has embraced the opportunities that arose and juggled police work in the 44th most populous city in ...

Celebrating the female superpower
Think Global Women Celebrates International Women’s Day 2025
Over 60 leaders from diverse industry sectors including global mobility andinternational education gathered in the Spring sunshine for the 7th Think GlobalWomen International Women’s Day celebration on ...

Think Women’s 40 Outstanding Global Women 2025 | Gill Gordon
Think WomenGill Gordon | 40 Outstanding Global Women 2025With a career spanning multiple continents and industries, forging alliances and working with trade unions and governments, Gill Gordon’s journey has been one of collaboration, negotiation and teamwork. From ...

Think Women’s 40 Outstanding Global Women 2025 | Irina Yakimenko
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Irina Yakimenko | 40 Outstanding Global Women 2025
Irina Yakimenko, managing partner and co-owner of Intermark, an award-winning relocation consultancy, has years of experience working in international affairs and managing global businesses in ...

Get ready for International Women’s Day 8 March
What are some key ways to ACCELERATE ACTION for gender equality? asks the official website for IWD and their theme for 2025.
To Accelerate Action for women's equality requires a multi-pronged approach that addresses systemic barriers, social norms, and power ...
Other Resources
Factsheets

Women comprise around one-third of international assignees. Given that diversity is advantageous for organisations and assignments provide capability building and career opportunities for employees, it is disappointing that women’s participation remains lower than men’s.
This factsheet ...

Diversity refers to characteristics that differentiate individuals and groups from each other.
This factsheet examines the key issues.

Moving internationally or to another part of the country with children of school age means that parents need to find appropriate schools.
This factsheet addresses the key issues to consider.

The Working Partner's Dilemma in International Assignments.
This factsheet addresses the key issues to consider.

Overcoming Barriers and Enhancing Support for Successful Assignments.
This factsheet addresses the key issues to consider.

Assisted by legislation and a changing social climate, women’s representation in management is being translated into senior leadership roles but womenstillremainunder- represented within board positions.
This factsheet address the key issues to consider.

Intersectionality highlights the effects of the interplay between an individual’s different identity characteristics and how these result in equality, diversity and inclusion outcomes.
This factsheet addresses the key issues to consider.

Sexual orientation covers a range of non heterosexuals.
This factsheet addresses the key issues to consider.
Podcasts

Fiona Muchie, Managing Editor and Founder of Relocate Global and Think Global People and Dr Sue Shortland, Senior Lecturer in Human Resources Management at the University of Westminster discuss how the cost of living crisis has impacted the global mobility sector.
The discussion is divided ...

Marianne Curphy, Fiona Murchie and Dr Sue Shortland, discuss how the global mobility sector is adjusting to hybrid and remote working.
They look at both the benefits and challenges of hybrid working within the global mobility sector. Some of the issues discussed include the policy changes ...

Marianne Curphy and Dr Sue Shortland, discuss dual careers and how to manage them in a global mobility context.
They look at why supporting partners and spouses as well as the assignee can lead to better outcomes, more successful assignments and greater productivity and wellbeing
They ...

Why diversity and inclusion matter
While diversity can help organisations grow and thrive, the path to create a fully diverse working culture can be more problematic than organisations anticipate. Changing culture can be challenging but there are strong social, human capital and business case ...