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our vision:
A prosperous and sustainable UK Energy Industry which has an equal gender balance across all areas of the sector

Core aims

Increase gender diversity in our industry by raising awareness and influencing positive change
Implement support to help increase female retention in early, mid and late career paths
Connect professionals in the UK Energy industry (across gender), to foster an environment where everyone can operate at their best.

Key strategies

Engage leaders across the industry to recognise the benefit of diversity and to drive through cultural change
Provide a collaborative learning and personal support network, and access to role models
Provide access to mentors to support each other and share industry insights and practical career advice
Be a source of best practise on issues related to gender diversity information and contacts

CORE VALUES

Honesty
Integrity
Courage
Respect

ACTION PLAN

The business case for gender-balance is now well understood, yet the current rate of change is too slow. AXIS Network are passionate about supporting initiatives to drive this change, and do this by leading on the following initiatives:

Events
Mentoring programme
Role models
Content generation
Sharing of best practice
Contributing to the conversation on gender balance (comments in media, contribution to studies by others)
Supporting organisations with their gender/DE&I initiatives.

We support the careers of men and women, and will strive for gender-balance through both supporting individuals in their career development, and also through challenging and educating the industry on why change is necessary, and what changes they can make to have the greatest impact.

Continue to serve our members by:
- holding events throughout the year focusing on key topics,
- continuing with our mentoring programme matching mentees and mentors across the industry,
- regularly sharing thought pieces on our website and social media.
Continue to support our Pledge Signatories by:
- engaging with them to support their efforts in upholding the pledge,
- holding several pledge signatory events throughout the year focusing on shared learnings,
- continue to promote & communicate the key learnings from our Inclusive Offshore Working project.
Foster a collaborative spirit by:
- engaging with similar networks from across the UK, such as POWERful Women, EQUATE, Women Energy Network Alliance (WENA) and Full Circle 21 to name a few but there are many more
- collaborating with other diversity-focussed groups locally, such as AFBE and InterEnergy to fully compliment our intersectionality beliefs and understanding
Remain the leading gender-balance focus group in the region by continuing to:
- lead on the above initiatives,
- raise the profile of the Network to encourage increased membership and buy-in from industry leaders,
- engage with stakeholders across the sector, including our sponsor.