Women in Retail: One Size unfits-fits all – Don't stereotype me

In a world designed primarily by men for men (Perez, 2019), one sector in which women dominate is retailing. Women are the mainstay of the retail industry both as consumers and as employees.

Women make 70 to 80% of all purchase decisions and retail accounts for 14% of women’s jobs (the 2^nd highest sector after Health and Social Care) however, women are also less likely to be in retail management roles than men. Also, women are feeling that the industry does not work for them as either consumers or employees. With the focus on climate change women are also being asked to take on responsibility for resolving this.

Dr Sarah Montano and Dr Inci Toral from the College of Social Sciences will bring together a panel of international academics and industry professionals, including a representative from IBM, Mary Wallace, academic Prof. Selcen Ozturkcan-Ozdinc, alumna Rebecca  Taylor, and Alexandra Forrest is a freelance podcaster, content creator, facilitator, and lifelong retail enthusiast to discuss women as consumers and employees in retail.

This event is aimed at academics, students, retail industry professional and the general public as consumers.