Aims of the Charter

Our belief is that businesses cannot reach their full potential if they fail to recruit and retain a gender-balanced workforce. The Bristol Women in Business Charter aims to recognise and support businesses in Bristol and the surrounding areas that are progressing towards that aim. This will help accelerate the pace of change to the benefit for women, the businesses they work in and the communities they live in. The CIC holds us to account on delivering that and makes it more achievable.

Making progress towards gender equality

We require all signatories to commit to making progress towards one or more of the goals of the Charter. We know every business is different, so you can set your own targets, reflecting what you believe your business can achieve over the next 12 months.​ 

Latest news

25.11.2020 - We met with our signatories to discuss and share the amazing progress we have done throughout the year with the launch of our interim report. Thank you to everyone that joined us!

01.06.2020 - Sign up to our event: Women, Work and Covid-19: Building a fairer future for Bristol. Joined by three expert speakers in the discussion of gender equality! Sign up here. 

Becoming a signatory with us

​To become a signatory of the Women in Business Charter, we need some details about your business. We also want to understand the reasons why you want to make progress on gender equality and what your plans for action are. Complete this form to share this information with us.​

Read our interim report

On the 25th November, we got together with our signatories (through the screen) to discuss our progress over the past year; with the launch of our interim report. You can read our report here. 

Investing in women is a matter of smart economics as well as human rights. It’s proven: the returns will be significant, both on the balance sheet and across society. So one can ask: what are we waiting for?
Monique Villa, CEO Thomson Reuters Foundation

We're dedicated to helping you in your journey to #genderequality.
For any queries you may have, please get in touch with us at:
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