Having too often been the only woman in the room in a male dominated industry, Joanne cares about improving diversity and inclusion, both at Centrica and more generally. Having always admired the great work done by the Centrica’s Women’s Network to support women and drive change, Joanne was delighted when she was asked to become the group’s Executive Sponsor earlier this year. Since then she has taken part in a panel event for International Women’s Day as well as participating in the CWN ‘Empower’ series, where she spoke about her own personal career and life journey. Joanne has mentored three women in Centrica over the past three years and has also been a mentee as part of a reverse mentoring programme, from which she learned a lot about the challenges some women face which can hinder their development and career progression. Outside of Centrica Joanne has served as a mentor for the 30% Club and also has been a strong advocate of the importance of mental health awareness and support in the workplace.
