'Women are running on fumes' - PR's gender barriers, PRWeek podcast

10/18/23 • 33 min

PRWeek takes another look at the barriers stopping gender equality in comms in the latest episode of the Beyond the Noise podcast.

This week's episode is a follow-up to the International Women's Day show from March.

Two guests return - Jo Carr, co-founder of Hope&Glory PR and president of Women in PR (WIPR), and Jo-ann Robertson, CEO of global markets at Ketchum - alongside Angela Balakrishnan, executive director of strategic comms and public affairs at the Information Commissioner's Office.

PRWeek UK’s Beyond the Noise podcast, which is published on alternate weeks, looks at some of the biggest issues affecting comms and PR. Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen in the browser above or on your favourite platform.

This episode is timely, following PRWeek's recent Pay Gaps Project, which looked at gender inequality in the industry, and new research from WIPR that found two thirds of senior women in the industry have considered leaving due to burn out.

The trio examine how the status quo often fails to support women and encourage many to leave the industry early. They also suggest what steps may need to be taken to solve the problems.

This week's episode is published on World Menopause Day today (18 October), and the need to be supportive of women who are going through the menopause was discussed in the show.

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PRWeek takes another look at the barriers stopping gender equality in comms in the latest episode of the Beyond the Noise podcast.

This week's episode is a follow-up to the International Women's Day show from March.

The trio examine how the status quo often fails to support women and encourage many to leave the industry early. They also suggest what steps may need to be taken to solve the problems.

This week's episode is published on World Menopause Day today (18 October), and the need to be supportive of women who are going through the menopause was discussed in the show.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Burnout in PR, office attendance, Trading Tracker and more – PRWeek podcast

Big themes and stories in comms from the past week or so are put under the microscope in the latest edition of Noise in Brief, PRWeek UK’s bite-sized podcast.

Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so.

Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen on your favourite platform.

This week’s episode features PRWeek UK news editor Siobhan Holt and reporters Evie Barrett and Elizabeth Wiredu.

To mark World Mental Health Day (10 October), the team chat about Women in PR’s new campaign, which aims to “tackle burnout”, and the results of the organisation’s latest research.

The trio discuss what advice comms professionals have on tackling mental health struggles in the industry.

In the podcast, they focus on Publicis Groupe’s announcement that all employees will be required to return to the office three days a week, and give their views on mandating in-office workdays.

The journalists chat about the response to Black History Month brand campaigns, and analyse the latest edition of PRWeek’s Top 150 Monthly Trading Tracker, which reveals how long clients are taking to pay and the frequency of new business pitches.

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PRWeek UK Awards, comms in conflict, M&A - PRWeek podcast

Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so.

Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen on your favourite platform.

This week’s episode features PRWeek UK news editor Siobhan Holt and reporters Evie Barrett and Elizabeth Wiredu.

In this podcast, the trio chat about the latest mergers, acquisitions and launches in the industry and what they mean for the sector.

They discuss the Israel-Hamas war and ask whether businesses and brands should speak out publicly or remain silent.

The journalists also chat about the PRWeek UK Awards, which were held in London last week. They discuss the ceremony, the winners and their favourite winning campaigns.

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