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Events Round-Up - July 2018
Milly our Network Manager gives us her roundup of our busy events schedule over the past few weeks and what's in the diary for the autumn.
This quarter has been one of our busies... Read More
News from Cityparents HQ - July 2018
Summer has well and truly arrived, and we’re in full swing at Cityparents too.
Since our April newsletter we’ve organised a wide range of networking events including welcomin... Read More
Events Round Up: April 2018
We have had a super busy start to 2018; how quickly the first quarter has gone as we now have a short window to sit back and reflect following our Easter indulgence of hot cross buns and c... Read More
News from Cityparents HQ: April 2018
It’s officially spring and we’re looking forward to an energetic few weeks ahead with a plethora of networking events lined up and some exciting speakers.
Event news
On Inte... Read More
Working Families' Best Practice Awards
The Working Families’ Best Practice Awards are open
How will City organisations fare in 2018?
Could your organisati... Read More
Events Roundup: January 2018
We are really excited to share with you information about the events we have planned for 2018. You may or may not be aware that we group our events into three streams – Family, Wellbeing,... Read More
News from Cityparents HQ: January 2018
Happy 2018 to all our members and partners! We hope you are starting the year feeling refreshed and raring to go.
New Year cheer or winter blues?
January can be an exciting time of yea... Read More
News from Cityparents HQ: Oct 2017
After a restful summer break, Cityparents HQ is buzzing with a busy autumn programme. As we head towards our 5th anniversary in November, we’ve plenty to update you on.
Here,... Read More
Events roundup: October 2017
It is a busy time for Cityparents events with a number of seminars diarised in the lead-up to Christmas and year end.
We hope that you enjoyed our career topics looking at Career R... Read More
Cityparents welcome: Kim & Kathryn
Meet Kim & Kathryn, our new team members! We grill them about their most memorable parenting moments, the highs and lows of City working and which high profile speakers they’d most like to ... Read More
News from Cityparents HQ - July 2017
City career, home life, keeping healthy … how do you make it all work?
Firstly, we want to say a huge thank you to everyone who has participated in our annual Cityparents Survey ov... Read More
Across the City: 2017 Cityparents Survey
"The City's 'society' needs to catch up with real society" : commented one participant in our latest Cityparents survey about the experiences and expectations of prof... Read More
Events Round-Up - July 2017
Miss a recent event or want to hear more about events coming up? Milly Sutton, Cityparents Network Manager, picks out a few highlights from our events schedule.
We have had a busy few mo... Read More
News from Cityparents HQ
Our Cityfathers network turns 3
How time flies! Almost exactly three years ago, following the success of our Citymothers network we launched Cityfathers with guest speaker Nick Clegg, then Dep... Read More
Events Round-Up - April 2017
We have had a busy start to 2017, especially over the last few weeks as we have hosted 12 events in March.
The year kicked off with our first seminar on Same-sex parenting which was ver... Read More
Meet Milly Sutton, our new Cityparents Network Manager
We’re delighted to introduce Milly who joined the Cityparents team at the start of the year as our new Network Manager, responsible for managing our four award-winning networks and organising ... Read More
Our new network for HR and D&I
What is best practice among ‘City’ firms in inclusive, supportive workplace policies? How can City employers best respond to the changing nature of employment patterns whilst growing a s... Read More
News from Cityparents HQ - January 2017
Now we’re firmly settled into the New Year, our plans for expanding our networks and events are well underway. Catch up on our latest news from Cityparents HQ and get a preview of what&r... Read More
Work Life Balance across the City
Which ‘City’ professions tend to offer employees a better work/life balance? How do mothers, fathers and professionals without children working in ‘City’ firms fee... Read More
The latest from Cityparents HQ
Cityparents HQ has been buzzing since we returned from the summer break, and we have news of celebrations, a successful conference and two exciting developments to share with you.
Early Sept... Read More
Events Round-Up - November 2016
Miss a recent Cityparents event that sounded interesting? Here’s another chance to catch up on our recent events and hear about what’s coming up this quarter.
Our recent... Read More
For Employers: Introducing Cityworks & Cityflex
The Cityparents group is growing! To complement our award-winning Cityparents networks, we’re excited to be launching two more new initiatives in early 2017 aimed at supporting City em... Read More
10,000th member interview
Angela Norris from Pinsent Masons became our 10,000th member when she recently joined Cityparents. We’ve invited her to tell us about her experience of combining a City career with ... Read More
Across the City: Achieving a better work/life balance
How can parents and professionals in the City successfully pursue their careers without sacrificing a meaningful home life? And what can employers do to foster a more positive and sustainable ... Read More
Join the Cityparents team
Cityparents is growing!
We are currently looking for an experienced events manager to join our award-winning diversity organisation. The Cityparents Network Coordinator ... Read More
Results from our Cityparents survey
How are things changing for parents and professionals working in the 'City'? Is it getting easier or harder to pursue a City career without sacrificing a meaningful... Read More
For Employers
Mena McMahon, a member of the Cityparents Network Committee, gave the keynote speech below at the recent 'Top Employers for Working Families' Special Awards. Mena is Dir... Read More
The latest from Cityparents HQ
Cityparents HQ has been a hive of activity this past quarter, as we’ve been welcoming more new members, celebrating achievements and working on new initiatives.
Conference tickets now ... Read More
Across the City: Gender Diversity
How is gender diversity improving in City professions and what are employers doing to encourage this? Helen Beedham at Cityparents assesses what progress is being made.
First, why does this q... Read More