It's all work for delegates at women's conference

Employment support service Work Avenue hosted the annual Women in the Workplace conference, offering "everything for every woman who works or wants to".

Addressing a record 175 delegates, Board of Deputies CEO Gillian Merron spoke of her own career successes and struggles, after which a series of workshops covered issues such as career change, starting a business, smart social media and being a woman in a man’s world. 

Entrepreneur Emma Gee delivered a workshop on business start-up, drawing on her own experience in the jewellery business. She said afterwards: “Many of the delegates I met were considering a new business venture.  It was great to feel that I was able to offer useful advice."

Delegate Suzanne Jacobs attended the session on networking, "which I found tremendously helpful. I’ve already taken some of the ideas on board.”