The Career Edit: How to get women into senior PR roles

In the second episode of the monthly Career Edit podcast, Dean Connelly and Elizabeth Howlett are joined by Jo Carr, president of Women in PR and co-founder CCO at Hope & Glory PR to discuss how PR leaders can support more women into senior roles. 

Additionally, Howlett and Connelly talk about Axe + Saw's recent appointment of Hannah Sharrat who joins the agency as associate director, having previously worked at Ogilvy PR UK. 

1 mins: Howlett and Connelly intro themselves, thanking the PRmoment Podcast sponsors PRCA and directing listeners to keep their eyes peeled for more webinars and masterclasses on PRmoment's site. 

2 mins: Hannah Sharrat appointed as associate director at Axe + Saw 

"It can help move the agency into the next level of growth"

"The amount of Ogilvy employees commenting on the [Linkedin] post saying they will miss her..."

4 mins: The hot topic of the month following CIPR's Missing Women In PR, is on how to get women into more senior PR positions. 

6 mins: Connelly gives his insight into recruiting women into senior roles 

"Women are progressing up to associate director level and then a big shift happens" 

7 mins: Carr discusses CIPR research and talks on why "some people don't see the problem"

13 mins: If women are being overlooked for legacy projects, should we base pay on what people have achieved?

14 mins: Carr outlines solutions and things leaders can do immediately to push change

21 mins: What can male leaders do if they recognise the senior team isn't diverse enough and feel uneasy?