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The modern workplace can be tough to navigate. But women of colour in particular are hired, promoted, paid, and retained at lower rates than other groups. Many underrepresented women feel like they need to work twice as hard to get half the recognition.What needs to change to level the playing field? What can underrepresented women do for themselves and each other to get to where they want to be? What should employers really do to nurture diverse talent? Award-winning coach and author Octavia Goredema shares a playbook for women to claim power in spaces where they are often the minority. She outlines strategies for navigating crucial career milestones, knowing your true worth and values, and charting success and fulfilment in the workplace and beyond.Become an RSA Events sponsor: https://utm.guru/udI9x#RSAsuccessDonate to The RSA: https://utm.guru/udNNBFollow RSA Events on Instagram: https://instagram.com/rsa_events/Follow the RSA on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RSAEventsLike RSA Events on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rsaeventsofficialListen to RSA Events podcasts: https://bit.ly/35EyQYU

Much like 2020’s, the events of 2021 have largely been dwarfed by the ongoing Covid crisis. The second year of the global pandemic challenged the globe with more overwhelming loss, restriction and separation. Glimmers of normal life appeared after heroic mass vaccination campaigns, but with 5.2 million deaths and another variant on the loose, it seems our old ‘normal’ is retreating ever further in the distance.But despite our focus firmly set on the pandemic, somehow there was also time for other major newsworthy events - the Capitol riots, Biden’s inauguration and first year, the Olympics, the US’ withdrawal from Afghanistan, the G7, COP26, a WHO-approved malaria vaccine, and the first small steps of billionaire-funded space tourism.Are we any further forward on global emergencies like climate change and inequality, or has Covid seen our goals become more distant and our problems more entrenched? What can we learn from a year like 2021, and what will 2022 likely hold?Become an RSA Events sponsor: https://utm.guru/udI9x #RSA2021 Donate to The RSA: https://utm.guru/udNNB Follow RSA Events on Instagram: https://instagram.com/rsa_events/ Follow the RSA on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RSAEvents Like RSA Events on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rsaeventsofficialListen to RSA Events podcasts: https://bit.ly/35EyQYU

‘Never let a good crisis go to waste’ was Churchill’s infamous wartime quip, and the early days of the pandemic seemed the ideal opportunity to pivot to a fairer way of life in Britain. Cherished systems were re-invented wholesale, underpaid frontline workers propped up the nation and big state intervention saved millions of lives – prime conditions for a shake-up of priorities.But as the months passed, it seemed COVID only magnified existing disadvantage and entrenched poverty further. The crisis cleaved the nation into the ‘exposed poor and the shielded rich’ (FT) and the nightly round of applause for NHS workers replaced pay rises, protections or altered conditions. Indeed, the wealth of British billionaires and tech companies rose to dizzying new peaks in the last two years, whilst its poorest areas struggled with high mortality rates and deepening poverty and desperation.How can we reverse this trend and break a 200-year high-inequality, high-poverty cycle that is only worsening? What can we learn from the ongoing pandemic, and how can we prevent the gulf widening even further in future years?Author and visiting fellow at the University of Bristol’s School of Policy Studies, Stewart Lansley is one of the country’s leading experts on inequality. He joins a panel of experts to discuss what we should be aiming for in a truly fair Britain.The RSA’s research found that 30 percent of workers do not feel they earn enough to maintain a decent standard of living. Read more about the RSA’s work on economic insecurity, Universal Credit, and the levelling up debate.Become an RSA Events sponsor: https://utm.guru/udI9x #RSAInequality Donate to The RSA: https://utm.guru/udNNB Follow RSA Events on Instagram: https://instagram.com/rsa_events/ Follow the RSA on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RSAEvents Like RSA Events on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rsaeventsofficial Listen to RSA Events podcasts: https://bit.ly/35EyQYU

Regenerative Futures: redesigning the human impact on earthDr Daniel Christian Wahl is awarded the 2021 RSA Bicentenary Medal in recognition of his outstanding contribution to regenerative design.In his Medal address, Dr Wahl will offer reflections on 20 years of research and professional practice exploring the role of design as a catalyst for the transition towards a future of diverse regenerative cultures everywhere. Find out more about the RSA Bicentenary Medal and the Regenerative Futures programme.#JointheRegeneration Become an RSA Events sponsor: https://utm.guru/udI9x Donate to The RSA: https://utm.guru/udNNB Follow the RSA on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RSAEvents Listen to RSA Events podcasts: https://bit.ly/35EyQYU See RSA Events behind the scenes: https://instagram.com/rsa_events/ 

From vaccine misinformation to racist and misogynistic abuse, the scale of harmful content online is a cause of increasingly widespread public concern. Meanwhile, recent whistle-blower accounts from within Big Tech have shed new light on the nature of the algorithm design and business models that are driving the amplification of toxic content and threatening both individual safety and wider societal health. As the UK government’s draft Online Safety Bill passes through its final scrutiny stages, the RSA gathers an expert panel to review the quality of public debate that has accompanied the progress of the Bill thus far, and the policy proposals in question - from expanded and strengthened regulatory powers to increased demands of the technology platforms themselves.Speakers to include William Perrin of Carnegie UK Trust, whose work has been central to the scrutiny of the Online Safety Bill, and Chloe Colliver of the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, whose work on disinformation and online extremism has shone light on the darker reaches of the net.The RSA has been investigating the role and rise of online misinformation as part of our Tech & Society series. Within this work we have sought to understand how we tackle misinformation by viewing the problem through several lenses: historical, regulatory, psychological, behavioural. Our latest report will be published alongside this event. #RSAonlinesafety  Donate to The RSA: https://utm.guru/udNNB Follow RSA Events on Instagram: https://instagram.com/rsa_events/ Follow the RSA on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RSAEvents Like RSA Events on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rsaeventsoff... Listen to RSA Events podcasts: https://bit.ly/35EyQYU 

'Fashion has to reflect who you are' Pharrell Williams.Despite its fun reputation, the fashion industry isn't a trifling part of the climate change equation. The UN Environment programme estimates that it is responsible for 8-10% of global carbon emissions – more than international flights and maritime shipping combined. But it's not just a case of carbon - the industry is a systemic offender that impacts people, place and planet with its exploitative working practices, fossil fuel-based synthetics, land degradation, water waste, destructive microfibres and textile landfills.Many consumers have duly moved from 'fast' to 'slow' fashion purchases, and plenty of manufacturers have reviewed their materials, factories, supply chains, and installed textile recycling bins in store. The 2020 Circular Fashion System Commitment was signed by 86 companies, representing 12.5% of the global fashion market. But how much progress have we actually made, and how much is greenwashing?Despite its eco-marketing spiel and the good intentions of consumers, most vegan leather is made from petroleum-based plastics, and very few fashion houses are actually encouraging us to buy less of their products. An organic cotton or recycled plastic t-shirt may just be a balm for our conscience if it is then being added to the 70kg of textiles each British consumer throws away annually.What is the next stage of evolution in fashion thinking? How can piecemeal change make way for holistic approaches?The RSA's recent Regenerative Futures report argues that a paradigmatic change is needed in order to transform the industries and practices that are harming people, place and planet. As we approach crisis point on so many fronts, we need a total mindset change in how we approach the materials that clothe us - one that focuses on circularity, replenishment, community, and how we interact with each other and the earth's finite resources.Become an RSA Events sponsor: https://utm.guru/udI9x #JointheRegeneration Donate to The RSA: https://utm.guru/udNNB Follow the RSA on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RSAEvents Like RSA Events on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rsaeventsoff... Listen to RSA Events podcasts: https://bit.ly/35EyQYU See RSA Events behind the scenes: https://instagram.com/rsa_events/

What would our cities look like if they were designed with mental wellbeing, equity, and restoration at their core? Many cities around the world are built on models that haven’t kept pace with growing urban populations and the imperative to halt damage to the climate – which means millions living high-cost, high-stress lives in polluted, overcrowded surroundings. How can cities be better geared towards living well together?A panel including health policy expert Layla McCay gathers to explore the principles and practice of designing and running cities with mental health at the forefront. How do our surroundings affect us? What role can citizen participation play in developing inclusive urban environments? And what will it take in practice for our cities to enable healthy, happy, more equitable lives for everyone?Look out for more events on this theme coming up in our Regenerative Futures programme this autumn.Become an RSA Events sponsor: https://utm.guru/udI9x #RSAcities Donate to The RSA: https://utm.guru/udNNB Follow the RSA on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RSAEvents Like RSA Events on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rsaeventsoff... Listen to RSA Events podcasts: https://bit.ly/35EyQYU See RSA Events behind the scenes: https://instagram.com/rsa_events/

The pandemic exposed the risks and weaknesses of the market-driven global system like never before, revealing a critical lack of institutional preparation and failings of the basic apparatuses of state administration.  It also revealed that states could exercise experimental policy and control over the economy when necessary: governments around the world introduced new measures and spent whatever it took to deal with Covid. The US stimulus was the largest on record, the UK government supported 11 million workers with its job retention scheme. It’s hard to ignore this turning point in global economics.After a period where we’ve seen radical measures, how can we ensure that we continue to support workers in the long-term? And as we think about our response to the climate crisis, what parallels can be drawn with the handling of the pandemic? Exploring how Covid-19 ravaged the global economy, and where it leaves us now, historian Adam Tooze and political economist Helen Thompson look to the future and explore how we can apply the lessons we’ve learned from the past 18 months to future reforms to our politics and economics – and to our approach to environmental emergency.  Become an RSA Events sponsor: https://utm.guru/udI9xDonate to The RSA: https://utm.guru/udNNB Follow the RSA on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RSAEvents Like RSA Events on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rsaeventsoff... Listen to RSA Events podcasts: https://bit.ly/35EyQYU See RSA Events behind the scenes: https://instagram.com/rsa_events/

We know climate change is the big existential challenge of our time and must be matched by the scale of our global response. Some have expressed scepticism about the potential for COP26 to bring about meaningful change, but with public appetite for climate action reaching new heights, is now the time when people power and formal politics could converge?  It can’t all be left up to the people in charge – but without good leadership, we won’t achieve the whole-system change we need. What would bold thinking, radical action, and meaningful momentum-building look like at this critical juncture in climate politics? As COP26 approaches, former Labour Party leader and ex-Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband reflects on the research in his new book, Go Big, and explores what it would take for this moment to become a catalyst for real change.  Look out for more events on this theme coming up in our Regenerative Futures programme this autumn. https://www.thersa.org/regenerative-futures Become an RSA Events sponsor: https://utm.guru/udI9x #RSAGoBig Donate to The RSA: https://utm.guru/udNNB Follow the RSA on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RSAEvents Like RSA Events on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rsaeventsofficial Listen to RSA Events podcasts: https://bit.ly/35EyQYU See RSA Events behind the scenes: https://instagram.com/rsa_events/

Work allows us to pay the bills – but for lots of people, it’s become about more than that. Many of us derive a sense of purpose or identity from our work: is this a consequence of more people being able to choose work that’s meaningful to them, or simply of work consuming more of our lives than ever? And what if we don’t get meaning or purpose from what we do for a living?Transforming work for the 21st century will mean rethinking lots of things beyond work itself: its relationship with our social and personal lives, how we structure our economies, and how we live more sustainably now and in the future. Matthew Taylor, former RSA Chief Executive, returns to the RSA to discuss how the meaning, structure and status of work have changed over time, and how it might be reshaped to become a means by which we live good lives together.#RSAworkThis conversation was broadcast online on the 14th October 2021. Join us at: www.thersa.org