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How will the current crisis impact on the role of women in security? One study has suggested that more workings from home can close the gender gap and led to a more efficient workforce. Recent research by Perpetuity Research  (free to download - https://perpetuityresearch.com/3291/e... ) has found that some women continue to experience barriers to entering and progressing in the security sector. The research highlights the need: to tackle perceptions of security as a male role; to promote security roles as involving a varied range of skills beyond physical strength; to ensure there are robust systems in place to deal with and drive out discriminatory behaviour; to promote the successes of female role models; to look at how more flexible working arrangement can be adopted; and to provide mentoring and management support to encourage women to progress.

In what ways will the current crisis drive changes of the role of women within the security sector?
How can we lay the foundations now to change out-dated perceptions of security work to attract a more diverse workforce?
What can organisations do to make meaningful, long-term changes to tackle gender inequality at work?


Panelists:
Elizabeth Moslander (US)
Maria Septien (Mexico)
Lynn de Vries (Netherlands)
Charlotte Howell (UK)

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