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This World Menopause Day Shaw Trust is delighted to announce we have been accredited as a Menopause Friendly Employer. But so what? Around 60% of Shaw Trust employees are female; and at any one time we think 800 of our colleagues could be experiencing menopause and perimenopause. That’s a lot of women – and for every woman finding it entirely manageable, others will be finding their symptoms affect how they feel and perform. As a large organisation it’s important to us that

Clare Gray, disability advocate and campaigner, died on Tuesday 3 October, following a short illness.Clare was hugely well regarded for her advocacy work and involvement in the Disability Power 100. The Disability Power 100 was the project of which she was most proud, having been part of it from its inception as a judge, to its current status as a globally recognized award. Her work on the project prevented Clare from being recognized in the Disability Power 100, however, it is accepted across the disability

On July 2, a team from the Shaw Trust Foundation joined forces in Windsor, at the ground-breaking Festival of Inclusivity – Parallel Windsor.The team were there to raise awareness about the Disability Power 100 and the Foundation\’s disability advocacy work. We spoke to lots of festival goers about the DP100, signed people up to receive our campaign updates, and gave press-on tattoos with our campaign slogan – #DemandTheChange.During the day, we were joined by lots of our Disability Power 100 influencers,