Rise, the award-winning advocacy group for gender diversity in the broadcast media technology sector, is pleased to announce today the launch of The Rise Women in Leadership Report 2021 in partnership with KTN, the UK’s innovation network agency, connecting ideas, people and communities to respond to the national and global challenges and drive positive change through innovation.
The Rise Women in Leadership Report is the first of its kind for the broadcast media technology sector and provides an in-depth insight with recommendations into how the industry can encourage women to reach their potential and succeed in leadership roles.
Led by Peggy Reickmann (Vubiquity) and Stefi Popescu (Sky), Rise developed an initial survey in early 2021 to discover if there were any specific trends that have led to women being leaders in our sector. The findings of this survey were then analysed, identifying underpinning trends and patterns. This work has resulted in Rise’s fully-fledged report, authored by Daisy Chapman-Chamberlain (KTN) which will help companies have a better understanding of behaviours, attitudes and support that can lead to women occupying senior positions at companies across the globe.
Rise’s intention is to build on this report and to develop further programmes, training and initiatives that will help the sector encourage more women into leadership positions.
Dr Kirsty Hewitson, Director at KTN said, "KTN understands the value that diverse and inclusive leadership has in driving innovation. We are delighted to be partnering with Rise in support of this Female Leadership Report, which offers real insight into how individuals and organisations might pave the way for positive change in their organisations."
Carrie Wootten, Managing Director of Rise, said: “Our goal is to ensure that there is a diverse and gender balanced workforce across our industry, and Rise is pleased to launch this ground-breaking report which will serve as an invaluable tool for our industry. I would like to thank everyone who contributed to Rise’s first Female Leadership Report and to KTN for its partnership and support.”
To download the Rise Women in Leadership Survey and Report 2021, please visit: https://risewib.com/
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About Rise
Rise was formed in 2017 to support and promote women working in the non-craft part of the broadcast industry in operations, engineering, sales, marketing and business. Since its conception, Rise has grown to become a global network hosting events at Broadcast Asia, IBC and NAB. In Spring 2019, Rise won the National Women’s Mentoring Award at the National Mentoring Awards.
Rise’s six-month mentoring programme is designed to support women working in, or aspiring to work in, the UK’s broadcast technology sector. Its mission is to raise the profile of women within the sector, to encourage younger women to join or feel that they can progress and break the glass ceiling, to work with manufacturers to highlight the issues and help them to promote a diverse workforce, as well as to work with industry associations to gain traction and give credence, and to become a platform for smaller groups or individuals wanting to promote female diversity and to support groups promoting other diversities.
Rise has also launched Rise Up, a programme of school workshops delivered throughout the UK to inspire children throughout their primary and secondary education. Crucially, it will enable industry to remain in contact with students and encourage them to consider a broadcast engineering apprenticeship or degree when they reach this level. With universities struggling to recruit both male and female talent in broadcast engineering related courses, the industry is increasingly facing recruitment shortfalls across the whole sector.
Rise has been working with universities and key industry partners to investigate and address the lack of new talent entering the broadcast technology sector, specifically engineering and technical operational roles.
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About KTN
KTN is the UK’s innovation networking agency, connecting ideas, people and communities and supporting innovators to respond to national and global challenges and drive positive change through innovation. Our diverse connections span business, government, funders, research and the third sector. If you are seeking business support, funding, or to be connected to a partner organisation, we can assist; in sectors from defence to agriculture, design to transport, and beyond.
