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            Women at the Wheel
            May round-up

            #MentalHealthAwareness
            May’s event during Mental Health Awareness Week
            proved to be a huge success. WatW hosted Momentum
            for a session focused on the transformational change we
            can achieve if we decide to refresh our paradigms for
            our own mental health, as well as the health of our
            organisations and our society.

            Ashley Bookman from Momentum challenged us to
            look at the assumptions we all make in our daily lives
            and ask: how can we better appreciate ourselves?
            One attendee shared with us the next day, “This
            morning I've arrived at work with a positive and
            determined mindset, I can and will succeed!” Women
            at the Wheel founder Sarah Noble adds “it’s making me
            strive to be much stronger at gratitude, to myself and
            others”.

            Thank you to everyone who joined us in Warwickshire!

Break-time

Investor advisors demand 30% of executives be
female. London-based investor advisor Hermes EOS
has informed German companies that at least three of
every top ten Executives must be female within the next
five years, or they risk them voting against the re-
election of supervisory board members. Currently in
Germany only 8.6 per cent of senior executives in the
160 largest companies are women. Read more.

Japan makes radical steps towards improving
diversity. Japan’s female labour participation rate –
once among the lowest in the OECD – has recently
increased to a record 71%, surpassing the US and
Europe, following radical reform. Japan now has one of
the most generous parental leave benefits globally, laws
on company disclosure of gender diversity statistics,
and overtime and equal pay reforms that have driven
change. Read more.

Industry
Insights

The new Tesla reaches the UK. The mass-market
new model from Tesla has a ‘more affordable’ price of
just under £39,000. This model has a slower
acceleration, shorter range and less customer
customisation - but the good news is that it is exempt
from tax and congestion charges! Read more.

Autonomous truck mail delivery! The US Postal
Service has started a two-week trial during which
autonomous trucks will undertake trips between key
distribution hubs. Is this the first step in a long term
driverless solution? Read more.

An all-Dyson EV is on the horizon. “Entirely designed
by Dyson, manufactured by Dyson and sold by Dyson”,
the new EV is expected to be launched in 2021. The
cars build on technology existing in Dyson, such as
motors and battery types, and will be manufactured in
Singapore. Read more.

G&D’s Corner
The High Low is a weekly
current affairs and pop culture
podcast that takes issues both
serious and light-hearted, and
talks them through in a way
that absolutely makes you
want to join in! Episode “The
concept of ‘workism’ & Bryony Gordon on mental health
in teen girls” made for some thought provoking
conversation around how our careers define us, how
pervasive the drive for ‘efficiency’ is, and the
impact on our mental health. Check it out here.

Events

Innovation drive

Our webinar series is back! This time join us on the
topic of innovation – simply grab a cup of coffee, find a
quiet corner wherever you may be, and dial-in.

How you can drive innovation in your
organisation? If you have ever wondered how you can
translate that creative idea or invention into an
impactful service or product, then this webinar will help
you put this into practice.

Details are found below. Don’t wait until the day to
submit your questions! If there is anything particular
you’d like to hear about, please drop us a line and we’ll
be sure to include it.

Date: Wednesday 3 July 2019

Time: 15.00-15:30

Venue: Online – join from the comfort of your desk!

Cost: All our events are free of charge

Audience: Future leaders of the auto industry – male
and female! All are welcome.

Please register your interest today and to hear more
details as they are available!

Women Automotive Summit 2019

Women Automotive Summit is an event about women in
the automotive industry – but not just for women.
Listen to leading industry experts share their success
stories; learn from their expertise; gain advice and
insight into how you can improve yourself; network with
your peers; and discuss with other male and female
attendees what needs to be done for future success.

Date: Thursday 13 June 2019

Venue: Le Meridien Hotel, Stuttgart

Learn more and book here.

P.S. You won’t be there alone! Sarah Noble and Zoë
Albutt from the WatW team will be in Germany as well

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