and Shine Awards 2011 - People 1st
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www.unileverfoodsolutions.co.uk<br />
Offering the<br />
best professional<br />
ingredients, services<br />
<strong>and</strong> solutions to help<br />
keep your guests<br />
coming back<br />
for more<br />
We’ve been in food since the 1880s, <strong>and</strong> home to some of the<br />
world’s favourite br<strong>and</strong>s: Knorr, Hellmann’s, Lipton <strong>and</strong> more.<br />
Our professional ingredients save precious prep time in the<br />
kitchen, without compromising on flavour or flair. Our goal<br />
is to help you serve tasty, wholesome meals that keep your<br />
guests coming back for more.<br />
Background to Wom en <strong>1st</strong><br />
Sharon Glancy, Director, <strong>People</strong> <strong>1st</strong> Training<br />
Company <strong>and</strong> Founder, Women <strong>1st</strong><br />
Launched in 2009 by Cherie Blair, Women<br />
<strong>1st</strong> is an initiative from <strong>People</strong> <strong>1st</strong>, the sector<br />
skills council for the hospitality, leisure, travel<br />
<strong>and</strong> tourism (HLTT) industry, to address the<br />
significant under-representation of women in<br />
senior director level positions.<br />
In an industry where 60% of the workforce<br />
is female, only 6% of board directors within<br />
HLTT are female – half the national average<br />
across other industries. Women <strong>1st</strong>’s mission<br />
is to advance women into the leadership<br />
ranks by building a pool of talent ready for<br />
the boardroom.<br />
There are a number of reasons why women<br />
are being held back from achieving their career<br />
ambitions. Factors include irregular work hours<br />
<strong>and</strong> the lack of available flexible <strong>and</strong> part-time<br />
working arrangements for senior managers,<br />
the use of more traditional working models <strong>and</strong><br />
practices (such as split shifts), male-dominated<br />
organisational cultures <strong>and</strong> professional<br />
networks, a lack of management training for<br />
women, too few role models <strong>and</strong> a lack of<br />
mentoring opportunities.<br />
Independent research has clearly identified<br />
business performance advantages to having a<br />
more balanced senior team, not least that the<br />
majority of purchasing decisions across the UK,<br />
Europe <strong>and</strong> the US are made by women. A<br />
senior team that represents its customer base<br />
will better anticipate <strong>and</strong> meet their needs.<br />
For further information, please contact:<br />
women<strong>1st</strong>@people<strong>1st</strong>.co.uk<br />
www.people<strong>1st</strong>.co.uk/women<strong>1st</strong><br />
Tel: 01895 817000
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