Here we are sharing discussions with Hilary Stephenson, MD of Nexer & Fay Selvan CEO of The Big Life Group. Here you get a sneak peak on the discussions, Fay talks about the VCSE sector and job security, but the conversation ranged across across business types, teams, people, identities, care and the pragmatic and very real nature of being true to yourself & your values when building an organisation... that is different in the world.

In this episode of THE ROOT: Kanika Selvan hosts Emma Grant, Head of Programmes at Manchester Digital, and Sherelle Fairweather, Digital Strategy Lead at Manchester City Council, to talk about the work behind Where Are All the Black Women in Tech?Developed through a three-year collaboration between Beetroot Consulting, Manchester City Council and Manchester Digital, the work began with a deceptively simple question. Greater Manchester has one of the UK’s most significant technology ecosystems, so where are its Black women, and what does their experience tell us about how that tech ecosystem actually works?The conversation moves through the research, the relationships and the realities underneath the data: how Black women enter tech, what affects progression and retention, how opportunity moves through networks, what organisations communicate about safety and belonging, and what happens when inclusion depends on individual champions rather than the systems around them.Through employer, civic and industry, what does responsibility looks like when the evidence asks the harder question’s.To read the Where are all the black women in tech Report go to- https://wbwitreport.carrd.co/Dive into Beetroots Community for more discussions, papers & resources on topics like this https://beetrootconsulting.co.ukMore on Manchester Council Digital Strategy- https://manchesterdigitalstrategy.com/To hear more on Manchester Digital & Digital Her-https://www.manchesterdigital.com/programmes/digital-her