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Equalitec Director's response to FT article"My new sense of guilt as a selfish working mother" is published

10th February 2009

A letter written by Elizabeth Pollitzer, Director of Equalitec, entitled “Working Mothers made to feel selfish” was published in the Financial Times in response to an article describing the journalist’s “new sense of guilt as a selfish working mother” following The Good Childhood Report. The letter asked why being a working parent should be “selfish” behaviour for women if it is not for men?

... read the article ... read Elizabeth's letter

New Strategic Director Appointed: Dr Rosalie Zobel

4th February 2009

Portia Ltd, Equalitec’s umbrella organisation, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Rosalie Zobel as our new Strategic Director. Dr Zobel will be involved all new projects, primarily in planning, policy and decision making.

... read more about Dr Zobel

Equalitec's mother company, Portia, launches E-Communication Service for the Third Sector

27th January 2009

Portia, Equalitec's mother company, has launched a new e-communications service specifically for Third Sector organisations. Combining our IT and Third Sector knowledge and expertise we can tailor services to meet the unique needs and constraints of organisations working in the third sector.

... read more about Portia's e-communication service for the 3rd Sector

Portia pleased to announce upcoming Sports Innovation event

23rd January 2009

Portia Ltd. is pleased to announce the launch of the first event in our latest project, “How innovation has transformed Sport at London Olympics 1908, 1948, 2012”. With the support of IMechE, ICE, The Learning Trust, Hackney Technology and Learning Centre and the Hackney 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games Unit, Portia Ltd. will organise an exhibition linking engineering to the past and the forthcoming London Olympics.

... read more about this collaborative event

Global Engineering and Architecture Foundation lends support to Portia project for young people

December 2008

Thanks to the generosity of The Ove Arup Foundation, Portia’s project, “100 Years of Sport Innovation: Showcasing how Science has transformed Sport - London 1908, 1948, 2012”, has been able to pick up
momentum and continue to expand and consolidate our ever growing network of supporters.

... read more about Ove Arup's support for Portia's project

EU Return project launched

15th October 2008

Portia Ltd is pleased to take the position of financial co-ordinating partner in an important new project, EU Return: Innovative Training and Career Development Support for Women Returners across Europe. The project is funded under the EU Lifelong Learning Programme and the Education and Culture DG.

... read more about the EU Return project

Portia Among the Best and Most Powerful in the British Computer Society IT Awards 2008

6th October 2008

Portia, Equalitec's mother company, today announced that it has been selected as a finalist for the 2008 British Computer Society (BCS) IT Awards. Its Equalitec project for the "Organisational Excellence" category in the 'Women in IT" subcategory because of the innovative approach taken to promote greater gender engagement and involvement of women in the IT industry.

... read more about Portia's nomination

The Equalitec Team run the British 10K 2008

6th July 2008

The Equalitec team took to the streets of London for the British 10K run.

... read Emily's thank you to our sponsors and her epic account of the day

Dr. Elizabeth Pollitzer is appointed Bio-natural and Technical Expert for EU

12th May 2008

Elizabeth will sit on the expert board of the Meta-analysis of gender and science research, which is a project of the 7th RTD Framework Programme of the European Union. Elizabeth will be consulting specifically on biology and gender issues.

... read more about the Meta-analysis