The Glass Wall: Success strategies for women at work – and businesses that mean business. An audience with the authors – Sue Unerman and Kathryn Jacob.

We’re delighted to welcome Sue Unerman and Kathryn Jacob as our guest speakers in our new Hot Topics programme.

Sue and Kathryn are authors of The Glass Wall, a bestselling book, looking at success strategies for women at work - and businesses which mean business.

Their book is available on Amazon. Amazon summarise the book as follows:

“In the workplace today there’s a glass wall. Men and women can see each other clearly through the divide, but they don’t speak the same language or have the same expectations. And as a result, women and their careers are suffering. With more women than ever in the workforce, but still too few in the boardroom, now is the time to address the assumptions and miscommunication holding women back. This book gives women the tools they need to master any situation. Drawing on Unerman and Jacob’s own experience in male-dominated businesses, as well as over a hundred interviews with both men and women, The Glass Wall provides clear, smart and easy-to apply strategies for success. From unlocking ambition and developing resilience to nurturing creativity and getting noticed, these are the skills that everyone needs to learn to help break down that wall and create better workplaces for all.”

Sue and Kathryn will present the book’s findings and host a Q&A session for WIBF members & guests. This will be followed by the opportunity to purchase the book and a book signing session.

Timings:

6:00pm Registration

6:30pm Welcome & Introductions to Sue & Kathryn followed by their Presentation

7:15pm Q&A

8:00pm Book Signing and Networking

9:00pm Finish

Kathryn Jacob OBE

In Kathryn’s pre-cinema life she worked in national newspapers, magazines and radio. Following the sale of Ginger Media Group to Scottish Media, her new role encompassed television, posters, radio and cinema. The lure of the big screen was impossible to resist and so she joined Pearl & Dean as CEO. Building on the reputation of Pearl & Dean, the team have grown their activities outside of the usual venues into pop up cinema, cinemas on luxurious ships, film partnerships and product placement.

In 2016 Kathryn co-wrote ‘The Glass Wall’ with Sue Unerman, aiming to use their experiences and research to help women and businesses thrive. In the same year Kathryn was honoured with an OBE for services to the promotion of equality and diversity.

Outside of work Kathryn sits on the board of Women’s Aid, the Development Board at RADA, the board of the Association of Colleges and the Council and board of the Advertising Association. She’s on the Government Expert Group on Body Confidence. She has two children, a naughty dog, a lovely husband and not enough hours in the day.

Sue Unerman Chief Transformation Officer

In a world that is changing faster than any of us can quite get used to, business needs people who can not only see the next change coming, but can also explain it to the rest of us.

Sue is one of these rare people. She’s a “clarifier”. In the rapidly changing world of media, Sue has been ahead of the curve for three decades, and remains at the forefront of the industry’s evolution. Sue has consistently moved MediaCom forwards ahead of the competition – a crucial factor in its rise to become the number one company in its sector. Sue has been named by Campaign magazine as “Top planner of the Year” on more occasions than any other individual – and is the current holder of the title.

She drives transformation for MediaCom and its clients.

She has reached out to a wider public with the publication of her book The Glass Wall – the year’s most significant addition to the debate on gender diversity at work.

She blogs at www.sueunerman.com. Her first book on marketing “Tell the Truth, Honesty is your most powerful marketing tool” was published in summer 2012. She was a member of the UK Government Digital Advisory Board. She was Internationalist Magazine Agency Innovator 2012 and served on the University of Oxford Public Affairs Advisory Group . Sue is a contributing media editor to Brand Republic and sits on Oxford Today’s Editorial Advisory Board. She is a member of the Open University Council and Women’s Aid’s Key Supporters Group. (Her name is pronounced “You-ner-man”).