Not-for-profit leasing organisation the Leasing Foundation has given another boost to its Women in Leasing project to increase gender diversity in the industry with the appointment of a diversity adviser.
Stephanie Strickland is R&D manager for the Association of Business Schools and holds an MSc in Gender and International Development from the London School of Economics (LSE).
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Strickland also edits the LSE Gender Institute’s blog Engenderings which explores gender in culture, politics, business and society through different academic disciplines.
Strickland said: "Based on my research in equality and diversity and my work with the LSE’s Gender Institute, I am looking forward to offering insights to the Leasing Foundation’s Women in Leasing project and working with Mary McNamara and the other women Governors and Fellows to take the project forward."
In January this year the Leasing Foundation appointed a marketing and communications intern to help promote its diversity programme.
Peter Thomas, one of the Foundation’s directors, said the issue of gender diversity was an important topic deserving of "vigorous debate and concerted action" across the industry and added the organisation hoped its Women in Leasing project would address several gender-related issues by conducting research to support practical interventions across the industry.
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By GlobalData"It’s important in this and many other industries, that women are provided the right challenges and that we work to create inclusive workplaces," he said.
The Leasing Foundation was set up in July 2012 with the aim of enhancing leasing through research, industry development and education.
