Opportunity Now is a Membership organisation for employers who are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for women.   
Opportunity Now empowers employers to accelerate change for women in the workplace because it makes good business sense. It works with its membership of  employers, from the private, public and education sectors to offer tailored, practical and pragmatic advice on workplace issues.  Opportunity Now is part of Business in the Community, a charity which mobilises business for good.
Allison Seidlar, Director of Opportunity Now says "I firmly believe that workplace diversity creates competitive advantage.  There is no doubt that having more diversity within organisations helps avoid identikit thinking and encourages a dynamic mix of experience, perspectives, attitudes and approaches.  
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Opportunity Now are delighted to have launched two new pieces of research at the 2010 conference, Out of Office: An Agile Approach to the Future of Work : The first Out of Office II
a document that is full of practical and pragmatic advice on how to make organisations more agile and the second, Leading Change that brings together insight and inspirations from senior leaders on how to effectively manage change.

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 ED SMITH portfolio non-executive director and chairman, (formerly senior partner,PricewaterhouseCoopers) and Opportunity Now board member.
Why diversity must still be a public service priority.
With Government departments required to reduce annual budgets by 25% before the next election there will be inevitable and significant workforce changes across the whole public sector. There is no doubt that the emphasis on stopping activities which are no longer required and raising productivity  will change working practices and the structures of many public sector bodies. But, with four in 10 working women currently employed within the public sector, I believe it is vital that issues of gender equality and diversity are not sidelined and that women are not disproportionately affected.
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Public Sector and Diversity