Diversity SIG Workshop

E&D SIG Workshop:

The value of research in taking the E&D agenda forward

When & Where:
Wednesday, 16^th November 2011
10am for 10.30am till 2pm (includes lunch)
The Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London, WC2A 1PL
(Link to Map & Directions)

Chair:
Andy Friedman – Director of PARN

Context for the workshop:
The November meeting will focus on the value of diversity research in taking the E&D agenda forward.

Diversity research can be extremely useful in identifying areas of poor diversity performance or underrepresentation that need to be addressed. Research can also help us to gain organisational commitment to an equality policy and programme of work. In fact, a piece of research can make the case for developing regular diversity monitoring processes. On the positive side, research can identify progress made and diversity strength within professional bodies.

Andy Friedman will present in-depth research findings from PARN’s 2009 International Benchmarking Survey of nearly 100 professional bodies in the UK & Ireland – which Robin Lynn, former co-ordinator of the E&D SIG helped to format the questions for. We’ll be comparing the data from 2006 with 2009, and asking for input from the group on what, if any, changes might be made for our upcoming 2012 survey.

To finish, we’ll be hearing from the following speakers about their own experiences in using research to gain organisational commitment to E&D:

• Nicola Power, Research Manager at The Bar Council
• Speaker from The Law Society (TBC)