How is language being used in performance evaluations? The gender differences in the words used can have a powerful effect on people’s careers and could be a factor influencing who is reaching the top roles in organisations. 

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Jill Miller, former Senior Policy Adviser, Diversity and Inclusion, CIPD

Jill's work focused on the areas of gender, age and neurodiversity and she led work on race inclusion, managing drug and alcohol misuse at work, and supporting employees through fertility treatment, pregnancy loss and still birth. 

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