Hajira Mahomed - the first woman in her family to go to university
Hajira invokes the spirit of Ubuntu to ask that all humans play their part in continuing the struggle against gender inequality.
Individual blog
Emily Faint - the woman really enjoying her first year in the Civil Service
Emily is new to this Civil Service and as she says, she is fully embracing her first year of graduate life and is making the most of all the new opportunities coming her way.
Lizz Willott - the woman who is an amateur and professional naturalist
Lizz is relatively new to public service and comes with strong backing from all the females in her family!
Sarah Little - the woman soon to become Doctor of Cultural Policy and Social Justice
Sarah has recently had her first academic article published in the Journal of Feminist Media Studies, about discourses and imageries of ageing femininity in Hip-hop.
Julie Pierce - the woman driven by curiosity
Julie would like to use her magic wand to keep hold of the progress we have made so far. We think Julie is helping to do this already by being a role model at work and for the students she mentors.
Louise Tunnicliff - the woman who picked the Civil Service
Louise has only been in the Civil Service for a few months but is making the most of her time as part of the Civil Service Netball team and as an Army reservist, all alongside a busy day job at the Home Office!
Roxanne Ohene - the woman who believes in the power of community
Roxanne and her job share partner are setting up a new programme to increase ethnic diversity across the Civil Service to make sure that it better reflects the communities we serve.
Elly Crockford - the woman with the blue velvet boots
Elly sees opportunities where others might see challenges. Not only has she forged a career in tax (despite not knowing anything about it when she started) she is using that knowledge to work on a truly challenging piece of policy, alongside running the cross-government women's network! She's a very busy lady!
Leslie Evans - the first female Permanent Secretary for the Scottish Government
Leslie is a trailblazer. Not satisfied with being the first female Permanent Secretary for the Scottish Government, she is committed to making sure the organisation becomes more diverse in thought and culture.
Megan Hunt - the woman looking after Brits living down under!
Megan claims to be a lousy typist and is in awe of her grandmother who worked in a typing pool and have to start from scratch if she made a mistake! Now responsible for helping Brits who need assistance in Australia, Megan is very proud of how many women are taking up senior roles.
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