Why Gender Diversity is Still Your Problem with Sharon Peake

2022-02-17

In the latest instalment of the Recruitment Leadership Podcast, your host Alison Humphries is joined by Sharon Peake, Founder and CEO of Shape Talent. Sharon is a highly experienced diversity and talent management expert with over 20 years of experience working in global businesses; including executive-level roles at 20 businesses, where she was responsible for diversity and talent and retention. Sharon then founded Shape Talent in 2017 with a specific focus on accelerating the progression of women into senior roles. This episode is part of an insightful series d...

In the latest instalment of the Recruitment Leadership Podcast, your host Alison Humphries is joined by Sharon Peake, Founder and CEO of Shape Talent.

Sharon is a highly experienced diversity and talent management expert with over 20 years of experience working in global businesses; including executive-level roles at 20 businesses, where she was responsible for diversity and talent and retention.

Sharon then founded Shape Talent in 2017 with a specific focus on accelerating the progression of women into senior roles.

This episode is part of an insightful series delving deep into the whole issue of candidate shortages from a range of perspectives, providing recruiters with comprehensive advice and actionable solutions.

Timestamped guide

0:45 Episode introduction

02:05 The three barriers of a woman’s progression

03:59 Key insight from Sharon’s white paper

07:30 Gender stereotypes

10:43 Stigma around flexible-working and women

17:29 Advice would you give recruitment business owners

20:19 Practical advice for recruitment business owners who want to overcome unconscious bias

23:23 Mitigating gender bias in job briefs

27:30 How to attract more candidates into the top of the selection funnel

31:00 Insightful statistics

33:00 Tips for organisations to weave into their policies