Gender Equality at Tesco Network
We celebrate and support women. Driving female representation to create a gender-equal workplace
Our vision:
- Our plans are tailored to support women to develop personally and professionally.
- We listen to our colleagues and share their stories to inspire others. The network consults on policies and processes which impact us all.
- We champion and raise awareness of Women's health, tackling taboo subjects and making us all more comfortable talking and sharing our experiences.
- Collectively everyone everywhere can strive for women's equality. Gender equality is not solely a women's issue, all colleagues can play a role in achieving greater female representation. We welcome everyone, females, males and non-binary colleagues who want to inspire positive change, achieving gender equality.
Our Objectives:
- Improving intersectionality and network collaboration, to utilise the power of the networks and increase allyship.
- Driving Female representation by motiving and inspiring through our plans.
- Growing network visibility to achieve the maximum impact.
The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2023 - Business in the Community
We're delighted to share that we have been listed on The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality for 2023. Our Gender Equality Network works hard to listen to colleagues and make Tesco a great place to work. Our inclusion on the list demonstrates some of the great work that our business has done.
Balance in Business Initiative - Engaging and inspiring current and future leaders
We are also very proud that we were awarded the Balance In Business Award for best Gender strategy. The aim of the Balance in Business Initiative is to engage and inspire current and future leaders on why Balance in Business matters, how to implement it and to recognise the value it can create
Latest News and Events
On the 25th-1st October we celebrated Gender equality week. To kick off the event we hosted an talk with Davina McCall who shared her work on menopause & contraception. We next held an event in our Heart building, with sampling from female founded businesses and a book signing with Trinny Woodall. We also held 4 local events across the country to hear career stories and panel discussions. Finally we finished with a talk by the Tall Wall, an executive coaching company that helps people to fulfil their potential at work.
Read stories about Gender Equality at Tesco Network's...
Eileen & Sarah
"Being able to job share is great, we’ve been lucky that our skill sets complement each other and we have also become great friends along the way."
Sam Valentine
“I’ve been part of the Women at Tesco network for about six years - I believe it’s great for offering support and advise to all women (and men) on the challenges we all face.”
