Gill How and Caroline Ward co-host the book club.
Are you interested in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)?
- You are most welcome to come to our EDI Book Club +, as a one-off, occasional or regular member!
- We meet once a month, alternating between books, podcasts and other media selected by the group
- It’s not essential to have finished the material before we meet
- Together we create a safe, non-judgemental space where there is no such thing as a silly question
- Founded in 2023, email Gill to find out more!
Coming Up – Our Next Event BBC Podcast:
Join us on Friday 29th November at 12.30 GMT or
Monday 2nd December at 17.00 GMT.
Contact Gill for the Zoom link!
Our Journey So Far:
UnTypical by Pete Wharmby
What About Men by author Caitlin Moran
Your Fat Friend a documentary film about blogger Aubrey Gordon
Gender Queer a comic book memoir by Maia Kobabe
Deconstructing Karen documentary about race and gender
Disability Visibility edited by Alice Wong
Tackling Ageism at Work BBC Podcasts
Untamed by Glennon Doyle
Maudie biographical film
Revolting Women by Dr Lucy Ryan
Nanette by Hannah Gadsby
Barbie the film
How To Be An Anti-Racist by Ibram X Kendi
Why Women Are Not Getting The Feedback They Need To Succeed podcast by Carla Miller
The Book About Getting Older by Dr Lucy Pollock
How To Be An Antiracist podcast Dr Brene Brown & Ibram X Kendi
The Authority Gap by Mary Ann Sieghart
IS THAT CLEAR?: Effective communication in a neurodiverse world book
Fix the System, Not the Women by Laura Bates
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Did you watch the Barbie film? Is it what you expected? In recent conversation in our EDI group, our reactions ranged from we really, really didn’t like the film, to we loved it! Discussing the film was a contrast from heavy weight books like Invisible Women, Fix The System Not The Women, and The Authority Gap, and helped most of…
Whether it is the police, firefighters or whatever sector coming next, misogynistic, racist and homophobic workplaces are being exposed with more data, more evidence and more voices in the room than ever before. I’d like to say that we are getting traction on solutions, although progress seems to be breath-takingly slow. Awareness is surely the start of any change though,…
With massive reluctance, I have just read “Invisible Women” by Caroline Criado Perez, which I discussed in my book group last Friday. Why was I reluctant? Well, I knew it was going to be heavily data driven, which for me is always a tough read. But there was more. I was not sure I was going to like what I…
