{"id":2001,"date":"2018-09-15T13:24:20","date_gmt":"2018-09-15T13:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thinking.is.ed.ac.uk\/melissa\/?p=2001"},"modified":"2018-09-15T13:24:20","modified_gmt":"2018-09-15T13:24:20","slug":"as-others-see-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thinking.is.ed.ac.uk\/melissa\/2018\/09\/15\/as-others-see-us\/","title":{"rendered":"as others see us"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2002\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2002\" style=\"width: 217px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thinking.is.ed.ac.uk\/melissa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/people.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2002\" src=\"http:\/\/thinking.is.ed.ac.uk\/melissa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/people-217x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"217\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinking.is.ed.ac.uk\/melissa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/people-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/thinking.is.ed.ac.uk\/melissa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/people.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2002\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Graphic design from ISG BITS magazine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When looking at equality and diversity drivers for change in organisations, there is some literature which suggests that external accountability , the impression the public have about your organisation, or investor or client pressure, may be a consideration for\u00a0 senior management. There may be concern for reputational damage with the wider business and society, and this risk could be mitigated for instance by the company\u2019s success in winning a prize for gender equality .<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"default-style\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif\">Following our recent success as winners of\u00a0the\u00a0national\u00a0Universities\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thinking.is.ed.ac.uk\/melissa\/2018\/05\/27\/playfair-and-win\/\">HR Excellence Award for Equality and Diversity,<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>Information Services Group is now shortlisted as a finalist for 2 further awards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default-style\">We are finalists in the \u2018Employer of the Year\u2019 category in the Scotland Women in Technology Awards 2018 to be announced on Wednesday 24th October 2018 in Glasgow and for\u00a0\u2018Diversity Project of The Year\u2019\u00a0 in the\u00a0Women in IT Excellence Awards\u00a0taking place on<b>\u00a0<\/b>27 November at Finsbury Square, London.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotwomenintech.com\/awards\">https:\/\/www.scotwomenintech.com\/awards<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/events.computing.co.uk\/womeninitawards\/static\/2018-shortlist\">http:\/\/events.computing.co.uk\/womeninitawards\/static\/2018-shortlist<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When looking at equality and diversity drivers for change in organisations, there is some literature which suggests that external accountability , the impression the public have about your organisation, or investor or client pressure, may be a consideration for\u00a0 senior management. 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