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An asterisk against the name of a person indicates that s/he was interviewed by the authors and appears in the list of interviewees on pages vii–xiv.
Abbott, Diane, MP 1
Adebowale, Maria* 46, 74, 84, 121, 168
advice to ambitious women 59–60, 66, 68, 70, 174, 237
advice given by interviewees 74,
107, 109, 140, 143, 172–174
advice received by interviewees 31, 61, 67, 68, 112, 140, 151, 167, 169
Frankel, Lois P: Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office 59–60
Sandberg, Sheryl: Lean In 59, 60, 61
Ahouri, Murielle, athlete 105
Ahrendts, Angela, businesswoman 111
Allen, Lily, singer 112
Alsop, Marin: Conductor at Last Night of the Proms in 2014 20
Anderson, Gillian, actor 111
Anderson, Sarah* 55, 61, 87, 163, 168, 178, 182, 194
Anglican Church – see Church of England
appearance (Chapter 6, 97–114 passim)
commented on by men 107–108
disruptive effect of 106
drab, do not be 103
effect of ageing 109
finding the right style 63, 107–108
image of the ideal female 97, 98, 100, 102, 132
importance of, xvii, 58, 69, 92, 97, 105, 106, 108, 198
Influence of parents 101
link with behaviour 14
shame at body shape 98, 99, 106–107, 110, 113
thin, requirement to be 99, 100
women are judged by appearance 10, 98, 104, 105, 108
appointments
informality and transparency 42–44, 202
private sector 43, 44, 86, 168, 183, 192, 202, 208
public sector 20, 44, 169, 206, 208–209, 210
Astor, Viscountess Nancy, 1879–1964, Conservative politician and the first woman to sit as an MP 3
attrition of women 70–71, 191, 217
Barnes, Sally* 43, 61, 125, 194
Bartoli, Marion, tennis player 105
Baxter, Maggie* 66, 68, 116, 225
BBC 105
BBC Trust 28
Beeson, Sarah, teacher 116
behaviour 4, 10, 14, 69, (Chapter 7, 105–133 passim)
behaviour in boardroom 179
behaviour of men xv, xvii, 10, 24, 31, 37, 38, 76, 88, 89, 92, 93, 108, 182
behaviour traps for women 121–125, 132
cultural pressures on women 97–98, 113
guidance to women 61
pressure on women to copy men 62–63, 116, 122
Benn, Melissa* xviii, 87–88, 141, 238, 241
Berger, John, art critic, novelist, painter and poet 97, 108
Bergman, Michaela* 88, 174, 242
Berry, Lynne* 129
Blake, Libby* 129
Bloom, Godfrey, MEP 3
Blower, Christine* 119, 136, 170
boardroom 181
power distribution 25, 86, 178, 188–189
widening experience 183
Braddock, Bessie, 1899–1970, Labour Party politician 5
Brown, Sarah 1
Buchanan, Elizabeth* 172
Buffett, Warren, investment expert 177
Burnell, Jocelyn Bell, astrophysicist 17, 21, 46, 103, 118, 128, 149
Bushyager, Revd Ruth* 57, 142, 171
business case 177–179
attractions of 185–186
company performance 180–182
equality and the business case 183–184
quality of decision-making 177
talent pool 177
weaknesses of 182, 189–190, 192, 196
business community 185–186, 190, 192, 206
Cabinet 1, 24, 52, 175, 200, 211
Cabinet Office 57, 200, 208–209, 210
Cable, Vince – when Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Science 11
Campbell, Bea, feminist writer and campaigner 94, 228, 246
careers
career crises (see also maternity) 138, 157, 167, 198
career opportunities 24, 71, 153, 155
convoluted career paths 156, 173, 197
Carrie Anne Marie* 53, 68, 104, 132, 162, 170
Castle, Barbara, 1910–2002, Labour Party politician 23, 162
Castle, Pamela* 48, 84, 124, 139, 144, 148, 163, 165
Charlton, Helena* 66
Chibah, Katherine* 109
cost 32, 132, 143, 151, 169, 200
organisation 11, 143, 144, 147, 150, 169
sharing childcare with partner 141, 142, 146, 147, 153, 170–171, 215–216, 235
Church of England 45, 52, 53, 61, 83
Civil Service 20 22, 25, 53, 54, 70, 156, 164, 199
Class 83–84, 121, 160, 224, 240
Coalition Cabinet (see Cabinet)
companies xv
and equality 9, 25, 26, 27, 33, 35, 148–149, 159, 168, 124
power structures of 38, 85, 86, 159, 188–9
resilience 182–184
consensus 3, 13, 42, 175–177, 185, 229
Cooper, Yvette, Labour MP and Front Bench spokesperson 1
Cotton, Hilary* 54, 121, 125, 170
Council Leaders 2, 27, 117, 143, 211
Councillors 2, 27, 117, 209–211
Creasey, Stella, Labour MP 9, 202
Credit Suisse Report on effect of women on boards 181
critical mass of women 124, 194–195, 205, 207
culture change 201–202, 213, 220
Davies, Lord Mervyn’s initiative on board membership 42, 186
company resistance to 190–192, 195
limitations of Davies approach 186, 188, 190, 192, 193, 195, 196
outcome 192
support for business case 186
de Beauvoir, Simone, feminist writer 224, 229, 243
Dean, Baroness Brenda* 85–86
domestic responsibilities 66, 130–132, (see also second shift)
unequal division between partners 6, 13, 37, 47–48, 142, 171
Duchess of Cambridge 98 (see also Katherine Middleton)
Dugdale, Anna* 47, 54, 74, 137, 144, 155–6, 169
Eagle, Angela, Labour MP and Front Bench spokesperson 29
Elliott, Julie, MP* 36, 75, 141, 162
Ennis-Hill, Jessica, athlete 104
Entitlement 45–46, 52, 67, 118, 159, 228, 233, 234
Equal Opportunities Commission and Equality and Human Rights Commission 23, 28
Equal Pay Act 4, 23, 29, 32, 76, 125, 203
equality (unlisted: the words equal, unequal, equality and inequality are used on nearly 250 occasions)
equality in the workplace 14, 29, 51, 82, 128, 203–204, 213–214
Executive Directors 13, 82, 187, 188, 189, 191, 196, 207
feminism xviii, 222, (Chapter 12, 223–238 passim)
attitudes of young women 112, 234–236
definitions 223, 227, 228, 230–1
and men 244–245
myth of bra-burning 227–228
myth of man hating 228–229
obstacles 231
the political challenge 245–247
reaction of interviewees 225–227, 242, 244
reinvigorating feminism 242
and sexual violence 239
standing up for beliefs 233
Finance Directors 188–189
fixing the system 124, 174, 199
Fleming, Jackie, cartoonist 98
flexible working practices 60, 149, 151–152, 212–214
Fraser, Shelley-Ann, athlete 105
Freemasons 52
FTSE 100 Companies 100, 119, 129, 168, 178, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191
FTSE 100 Cross-Company Mentoring Programme 68, 69, 178
FTSE 350 Companies 25, 86, 159, 189
Fuller, Jane* 43, 64, 153, 173, 188, 192
gender pay gap (see pay)
General Election of 2010 1
Gillard, Julia, Australia’s first female Prime Minister 120
‘Glass ceiling’ 2, 40, 115, 122, 197, 236
‘Glass Slipper’ effect 98–99
Global Gender Gap Report 6
Goodwin, Fred, previously CEO of RBS 38, 178
Governments’ attitudes to small number of women in senior positions
Blair Governments 200
Coalition Government 200
Major Governments 200
Greenfield, Susan* 20, 36, 55, 103, 122
Greer, Germaine, feminist writer and activist 223, 224, 226, 237
Grussing, Kate* 48, 57, 69, 81, 140, 172
Guilt 11, 60, 107, 109, 143, 144, 145–146, 169, 170, 241
Hale, Baroness Brenda* 14, 17, 20, 95, 108, 118, 135, 162, 178, 228
Hancock Heather* 64, 74, 124, 126
Handy, Charles, writer on management issues 40
Hargreaves Deborah* 31, 41, 57, 79, 127, 133, 147, 151, 158, 168, 238
Harman, Harriet QC, MP* 1, 79, 175, 178, 185, 200, 247
head-hunters 42–43, 54, 69, 86, 140, 167, 172, 183
hierarchy and control 9, 19, 37–39, 51, 62, 85
Higgs, Derek: Higgs Review of role of Non-Executive Directors, 2003 42, 178
Hilton, Andrew, former World Bank economist 95
Holland, Diana* 187
Hollis, Patricia* 117, 143, 145, 146, 162, 172, 235
House of Commons 3, 5, 6, 9, 21, 25, 26, 29, 46, 52, 107, 126, 175, 209, 210, 211
House of Lords 19, 44, 118, 211
Howard Boyd, Emma* 29, 50, 135, 155, 165, 187
Hudson Wilkin, Revd Rose* 45, 53, 83, 226
Humphrys, John, journalist and presenter 87–88
Hutton, Dame Deirdre* 20, 41, 62, 73, 74, 122, 126, 129, 169, 195
Huxley, Rachel, Chief Executive of the Environment City Trust in Peterborough 94
Ibsen Mai-Lill* 206
imposter syndrome 117–118
incremental change 14, 189, 192, 195, 196, 221, 141
interviewees (profile of), (Chapter 9, 155–174 passim)
background 160
children 167
creating opportunities 166
education 160–161
father’s influence 162–163
hard work 56, 62, 118, 156, 166, 172
kindness of bosses 164 marital status 167
modesty 163–164
mother’s influence 161–162
use of advantages 165
Inverdale, John, sports commentator 105
Jevans, Debbie, sports administrator 33, 34
job segregation 85–86, 87, 204
Jones, Digby, previously Director General of the CBI 87
Jones, Susanna* 59, 125, 152, 176
Kelan, Elisabeth* xviii, 40, 50, 74, 124, 242
Kennedy, Baroness Helena QC* 30, 46, 69, 73, 102, 125, 147, 159, 173, 187, 197, 230, 232, 233
King, Mervyn, previously Governor of the bank of England 94
Kinnock, Baroness Glenys* 104, 118, 229
labyrinth 115, 145, 173, 198, 236
language
chair and chairman 7
importance of language 118–121, 231
military and sporting references 16, 120
‘latch key kids’ 5
leadership 9, 10, 27, 38, 39–42, 47, 58, 70, 82, 118, 122, 123, 130, 145, 152, 157, 162, 180, 201, 209
Littlewood, Margaret* xvii, 41, 149
local government 2, 23, 27, 209, 210
lone woman on a board 195–196
long Hours 9, 48–49, 143, 144, 150
Lovell, Bernard, 1913–2012, physicist and radio astronomer 21
luck xviii, 95, 155–157, 159, 160, 171, 172, 173
Mack, Eleanor* 46, 54, 61, 66, 85, 117
marriage bar 22
Martin, Sally* 19, 57, 79, 125, 164, 226–227
maternity 10, 11, (Chapter 8 135–154 passim)
career penalties 138, 140, 148, 198
at home with young children 139
making children invisible 149
maternity leave 31, 136, 137–138, 139, 140, 147, 148, 150, 172, 214, 219–220
returning to work 139–141
visceral pull of children 141
when to have children 135–136
May, Theresa, MP and Minister in Coalition Government 1, 103
McGowan, Maura QC* 48, 66, 71, 89, 90, 130, 151, 226
McMeikan, Liz* 47, 54, 68, 122, 135, 140, 141, 161, 171
Mcveigh, Tracy, journalist 112
media 14, 23, 28, 39, 51, 76, 98, 99, 110, 111, 112, 113, 142, 197, 200 208
Members of Parliament
Conservative MPs xvi, 9, 25, 27, 210
women MPs 3, 27, 29, 107, 200 210, 211, 235
merit 44, 82, 118, 176, 202, 206
Middleton, Katherine, marriage of, (see also Duchess of Cambridge) 40
Mill, John Stuart, 1806–1873, philosopher famous for his writing on liberty 36
Miller, Maria, MP and formerly Culture secretary in Coalition Government 105
Ministry for Women 197–200
Minter Bill* 85
Morgan, Adrienne* 17, 30, 53, 102, 156
modesty xvii, 53–55, 58, 60, 163–164, 165
Morrissey, Helena* 17, 129, 130, 137, 140, 164, 174, 187, 188
Morton, Jay* 234
Murray, Jenny, broadcaster and writer 101
museums and galleries 28
Nelson, Liz* 87, 145, 148, 156, 161
male networks 35, 51, 64–65, 67
WACL (Women in Advertising and Communications in London) 67
women only networks 66–68, 130
Neville-Jones, Pauline, erstwhile Chairman of the British Joint Intelligence Committee and Minister in Coalition Government 18, 22, 44, 53
Neville-Rolfe, Baroness Lucy* 31, 63, 124, 137, 166
nice, exhortation to be 115–116, 122, 162
Non-Executive Directors 13, 19, 42–43, 86, 187, 188–190, 191, 193, 196, 202, 207
O’Grady, Frances* 74, 133, 156, 175, 217, 226
Opportunity Now 62, 74, 127, 135, 136, 183
outsiders, women as 69–70, 84, 182, 183, 194
parents and parental influence (see also interviewees, profile) 7, 101, 117
partners 47
share of domestic work 131, 142
supportive or otherwise 132, 146, 152, 170–172
part-time work 77–78, 125, 146, 148–9, 151, 168, 172, 188, 212
patronising treatment (see sexism)
Patten, Lord Chris, Conservative Party politician, Chancellor of the University of Oxford and formerly Chairman of the BBC Trust 41
Pay
action to rectify (see also Equal Pay Act) 31, 32, 173, 200, 214, 221, 246
attitude of interviewees 80–81, 125, 138
pay discrimination 9, 23, 31, 32, 40, 44, 55, 76, 136, 212
Permanent Secretaries 25
Peters, Tom, writer on management issues 40
‘pin money’ 23
Pink, Daniel, writer on management issues 40
Political Parties xvi, 42, 185, 205, 209–211, 228
Conservative Party 1, 25, 27, 175, 200, 209, 210
Labour Party 1, 25, 143, 175, 209, 210
Liberal Democrats 1, 25, 175, 209
Plaid Cymru 175
Scottish National Party 175
Political Party Leaders
Blair, Tony 200
Clegg, Nick 1
Major, John 200
Miliband, Ed 143
Thatcher, Margaret 32, 61, 124, 162, 229
primary school head teachers 2, 27, 28, 102, 176, 202
Prince William, marriage of 40–41
princess, aspiring to be a 98, 111
public appointments 206, 208–209, 210
Pye, Annie* xviii, 39, 188, 191
quotas
company boards 148, 205, 206, 207
House of Lords 211
political parties 209–211
public bodies 206, 207, 208–209
Reform programme (ten reforms recommended in Chapter 11, 197–222)
career breaks 218–220
enforcement 204
equal rights policies and consultation 213–214
gender equality on public bodies 208, 209
gender parity in House of Lords 211
maternity and paternity breaks 220
open appointment procedures 207–208
quotas on boards 205–207
quotas for political parties 209–210
transparency 203–204
Reform timetable 202
returning to work (see maternity)
Richardson, Jo, MP, 1923–1994, Labour Party politician 107
Robinson, Ann* 49, 70, 163, 164
role models 61–62, 68, 69, 82, 110, 111, 137
Roosevelt, Eleanor, American politician, diplomat and campaigner 128
Rowbotham, Sheila, feminist writer and activist 93, 116, 245
Rowling, J.K., author 103
Royall, Baroness Jan* 19, 44, 141, 142, 144, 146, 170–171
Ruddock, Dame Joan, MP* 18, 20, 21, 46, 107, 163, 200, 235
Savkin, Tanya* 105–106
Scottish Parliament 28–29
Scudamore, Richard, Director of the Premier League 94
secondary school head teachers 27, 102
Segal, Lynne* xviii, 58, 109, 233, 237
Selvik, Arne, Norwegian businessman and management adviser 86, 182
‘Sex and Power, 2013’ and ‘Sex and Power, 2014’ 28
Sex Discrimination Act, 1975 4, 23, 29, 31, 32, 203, 204
changing nature of sexism 73, 75, 86, 231
low-Level sexism xvii, 98, 126–127
mistaking importance of women 73–75, 76
overt sexism 10, 89, 95, 127, 238
patronising treatment 87–88
sexual harassment 9, 10, 89–93
ushered away from power 84–86
shared assumptions xvii
Spender, Dale, author of Man Made Language xviii
status 15, 23, 56–58, 76, 82, 85, 87, 121, 126, 131, 148, 197, 200, 210
Stead, Valerie, Lecturer, Lancaster University Business School xviii
Street, Dame Susan* 132, 156, 161, 169, 172, 226, 228
Summers, Laurence, previously President of Harvard and Secretary to the Treasury 135
Supreme Court 14, 17, 20, 25, 95, 108, 118, 178
Swinson, Jo, MP* 112
Taverne, Suzanna* 20, 31–32, 69, 137, 158, 166
television companies 28
Thompson, Dianne* 53, 61, 67, 87, 158–159, 161–162, 164, 167, 205
Thomson, Peninah* 68, 69, 166, 179
Tonge, Baroness Jennie* 17, 21, 162, 226, 273
Towers, Julie* 44, 54, 63, 68, 109, 137, 181
Trade Union Congress (TUC) 26, 105, 150, 151, 226
General Secretary of TUC 74, 133, 156, 175, 226
trade unions xvii, 7, 23, 26, 30, 64, 85, 145, 157, 187, 204, 228
transparency 220–221 (see also appointments)
Tribunals, Employment 23, 30, 203–204
Trott, Laura, cyclist 104
TUC (see Trade Union Congress)
UK Feminista 108, 112, 236, 237
University Vice Chancellors 27
Vadera, Baroness Shriti* 18, 57
Vaz, Patricia, business woman and formerly Director of BT 49–50
Venables, Jean* 18, 20, 63, 117, 165
Vinnicombe, Susan* xviii, 18, 62–63, 86, 138, 192, 263, 272, 273, 274
Visceral Pull of Children (see maternity)
Ward, Irene, 1895–1980, Conservative politician 3
Warner, Lady Suzanne* 63, 101, 143, 169, 215
Wells, Helen* 62, 74, 87, 122, 127, 135
Wilkin, Lesley* 39, 55, 56, 75, 119, 140, 147, 161, 228
Wilkinson, Ellen, 1891–1947, Labour Party politician 3
Williams Clarissa* 104, 156, 228
Williams, Shirley, politician, at various times a member of the Labour Party, the Social Democratic Party and the Liberal Democrats 1
Women’s Liberation Movement 4, 24, 32, 221, 224, 229, 243
Young, Baroness Barbara* 21, 56, 66, 68, 90, 106, 167, 188, 226