Women in the workplace still face challenges in relation to career progression and entrepreneurship. These challenges tend to greater in ‘traditionally male’ disciplines - such as science, engineering, technology and medicine – and professions such as law and finance. Dr Lorna Treanor, from Nottingham 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ Business School UK, talks about her research, explaining how these challenges arise and manifest and highlighting the important role men have in ensuring equality in the modern workplace.

Speaker’s Profile

Speaker: Dr Lorna Treanor, FRSA, FHEA
Assistant Professor and Divisional Director at the Haydn Green Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Nottingham 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ Business School, UK.

Lorna is a Divisional 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ Director at the Haydn Green Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Nottingham 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ Business School, UK. She is also Consulting Editor of the International Small Business Journal and a co-founder of the Gender & Enterprise Network. Lorna has published widely on entrepreneurial behaviour, particularly the influence of gender upon entrepreneurial activity, and entrepreneurship education. Her work has been published in Human Relations, Technological Forecasting & Social Change, and the International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ among others.

Programme

About the NUBS Malaysia Masterclass Series

Organised by NUBS Malaysia Executive Education, the NUBS Malaysia Masterclass Series provides a platform to connect the university community, alumni and industry partners in engaging sessions with thought leaders on contemporary business ideas and challenges. Find out more about other Masterclasses in the Series.