A decade of development: navigating the career journey after a period of absence

This event is being organised by Women in IP and the north west regional event is being hosted by Hill Dickinson in Manchester.

Women in IP provides support and networking not only for those already working within the UK’s IP professions but also to encourage the next generation to join the sector and climb through its ranks. The Women in IP community is run by a small volunteer committee and a number of volunteer focus groups. The focus groups each coordinate different aspects of our activities – including events, mentoring, career guidance, socials and content, and coffee dates. The Women in IP community tries to tackle issues that people face as women within the IP professions. If you live as a woman, you likely face at least some of those issues: different women have different experiences and face different issues. For this reason, Women in IP acts for everyone who identifies as a woman, including women with trans history and non-binary people.

This year’s annual event is kindly being hosted by Carpmaels & Ransford in London (1 Southampton Row, London WC1B 5HA), with a live link to regional hosts around the UK, as well as online. A panel of speakers will discuss the different challenges encountered when facing and returning from, a period of absence from work, whether it be planned or unplanned. This will include by way of example, absences due to parental leave, ill health, caring responsibilities, and sabbatical, both from the perspective of the individual taking leave, as well as those of colleagues, particularly HR and managers.

The panel will discuss how policies have changed over the last 10 years, as well as areas for continued development, together with practical ideas and suggestions for ongoing improvements. There will be opportunity for questions following the panel discussion, as well as networking over refreshments both at Carpmaels’ office, and at those of the regional hosts.

This event is open to all IP professionals, regardless of gender, role or career level, including paralegals, IT specialists, marketing and finance teams, media and recruitment professionals, administrators, HR colleagues, and more. We encourage all attendees to consider inviting a colleague along, particularly someone who hasn’t been involved in IP Inclusive before.

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