There was a really good turn out with 30 women gathering to meet for the first time and share experiences. There were architects, engineers, administrators, project managers, planning consultants and interior designers as well as students, researchers and academics. We talked in groups and one to one about who we were, where we worked, why we were here. I spoke a bit about my inspiration for the event - in particular as a way of connecting the women I - too infrequently - work with and we gathered ideas on what's important for women in the workplace, networking ideas and what we might like to do for another event.
There was a genuinely friendly and relaxed atmosphere, everyone had something to contribute and I hope people felt they got something back in return. I am compiling the ideas which came out of the conversations and 'what next' sheet to formulate a programme of future events as there was overwhelming support for doing something like this again.
I plan to use this blog for canvassing ideas and will be posting things up for your comments so bookmark this blog and watch this space!
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