Alaana Linney: Women's health in the workplace

Steps to increasing diversity

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Bupa Health Clinics director considers initiatives to improve inclusivity and support females in the workplace

I recently had the pleasure of hosting a panel on diversity and inclusion, discussing whether the agenda is good for businesses. I'm hugely passionate about this subject, in particular gender diversity and how women's health plays into it.   Supporting this conversation, there are numerous studies which show that diversity is good for business. A Deloitte report found that businesses with an inclusive culture are three times as likely to be high performing and twice as likely to meet or exceed targets. McKinsey found that the most gender diverse quarter of businesses were 20% more lik...

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