Core Membership

Here are five benefits of being a core member of Opportunity Now:

Inspiring and Informative Events

Opportunity Now organises a huge range of free and charged events to inspire and inform.  Events include roundtable discussion forums, best practice networking meetings and full scale conferences on the most important and relevant issues. Events occur across the UK, and have a particular emphasis on identifying and sharing best practice.    The majority of our events are free to members and as a member you will also receive a 25% discount on admission to any charged conference.

Thought Leadership

Become a thought-leader by participating in shared research to explore current issues on women and work.  Opportunity Now is continually investing in research to benefit members.  We have conducted research on a wide range of topics from the integration of diversity to how to engage line managers. We ensure our members are kept abreast of new thinking by providing free copies of our research reports and a regular info packed magazine.

Celebrate your success

For over a decade Opportunity Now’s prestigious annual awards have celebrated outstanding practice in equality and diversity work, with a particular focus on gender.  The high profile awards are the ideal opportunity to demonstrate and publicise your organisation’s best practice, innovation and dedication to gender equality. The awards are only open to Opportunity Now members

Access to knowledge and expertise

Members of Opportunity Now can access all areas of our knowledge rich website packed full of examples of best practice, case studies and statistics.  In addition you will have access to our team of experts who can advise on best practice that will make a difference in your workplace.

Benchmark your progress

Included in the membership fee is the UK’s most extensive survey on gender equality and diversity in the workplace.  This allows employers to clearly chart their progress on mainstreaming diversity and to compare their progress with other employers.  Employers receive a detailed analysis of their performance and marks and are given one-to-one advice and guidance on how to improve.  The benchmarking tools is currently being redesigned and a new dynamic one will be available in 2008.