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On 6 and 7 March, we hosted events in both Guernsey and Jersey to highlight the benefits of having a diverse leadership team in business and how this links directly to higher economic performance.
During a week which celebrated International Women's Day (8 March), the packed events, entitled ‘Women in Work: The Key to Economic Success in the Channel Islands’, delved deeper into how more women participating in work, more women leading local businesses, more women creating new businesses and closing the gender pay gap would give a massive lift to our local economy.
We firmly believes that the untapped source of talent and key to our Islands' future success are women. Together with a diverse panel of both local and international speakers in both Guernsey and Jersey, we explored how policymakers, educators and businesses can realise this untapped potential and, in doing so, bridge the skills gap and boost diversity, prosperity and growth in the Channel Islands.
The events, which had waiting list on both Islands, were held in Guernsey on 6 March at St James and in Jersey on 7 March at the Radisson Blu. Keynote speakers across both events included PwC UK's Diversity and Inclusion Consulting Leader, Jon Terry, Global CEO at Equiom Group, Sheila Dean, and PwC Northern Ireland 'TechSheCan' expert, Narelle Allen.
The highly experienced panellists discussed real examples of how the most successful organisations have managed to achieve and benefit from greater gender diversity in senior roles. As the use of automation and artificial intelligence gather pace, they elaborated on how it’s often the skills that can’t be replicated by machines such as creativity, empathy and adaptability that are the most prized.
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Marketing and Communications Director, PwC Channel Islands
Tel: +44 7700 838353