The
Women in Public Life Shadowing Scheme has recruited its first cohort for
the pilot programme. From a very strong field 5 candidates were selected to
shadow inspiring women already holding senior public appointments. The cohort met at
Westminster to discover exactly what is involved, be assigned to a 'Shadow
Principal' and meet their colleagues.
Programme Director Vanda Green and PSF Trustee Una McBride joined Pink Shoe Founder Helene Martin Gee to welcome the first group. (L-R: Vanda Green, Tracey Bleakley, Bronwen Horton, Helene Martin Gee, Claire Viney, Helen Carter, Veronica Broomes, Una McBride.
Programme Director Vanda Green and PSF Trustee Una McBride joined Pink Shoe Founder Helene Martin Gee to welcome the first group. (L-R: Vanda Green, Tracey Bleakley, Bronwen Horton, Helene Martin Gee, Claire Viney, Helen Carter, Veronica Broomes, Una McBride.
Created by Helene and Vanda, the programme is being delivered by the Pink Shoe Foundation. The foundation has received valuable support from each of the Shadow Principals, especially Sarah Anderson CBE, as well as from the Office for the Commissioner for Public Appointments.
So impressive were all the candidates and so high the demand for places that Pink Shoe Foundation is already planning further shadowing programmes. It is also running a series of workshops to expand the talent pipeline.