Building a space where colleagues feel at home with Sonia Astill, Chief People Officer, Wickes

The Equality Conversation podcast with bestselling author Joy Burnford explores what we can all do to champion gender equality at work. Each episode offers inspiration, stories and practical solutions from business leaders and experts from around the world. Achieving gender balance at work isn’t about fixing the women, it’s about changing the system to enable the retention and progression of women in the workplace. So, if you’re looking for insights, guidance or advice on how to improve gender equality in your organisation, grab a cuppa, go for a walk, or escape for a while and join us for today’s conversation. It is a pleasure to welcome Sonia Astill as my guest today. Sonia is Chief People Officer at Wickes, a long-standing client of ours at Encompass Equality. She joins me today to talk about making Wickes a more inclusive and diverse place to work where anyone - no matter who they are or where they’re from - can feel at home.