Local government is struggling to achieve gender parity in top roles. Yet Lewisham LBC is bucking the trend, with women occupying 56% of senior management positions. Barry Quirk explains how this was achieved and how the sector must respond
As glass ceilings are being shattered in the US (at least for presidential candidates), it is time that we considered our own.
The public sector has 5.3 million workers; of these, 3.6 million are women. However, not enough women occupy top public sector roles. Achieving parity is powerful to the women involved and the organisations they serve.
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