Born in South America, Juanita Phillips had a remarkable life as local politician, Suffragist, president of the WI, Mayor of Honiton, Guardian of the poor, and magistrate. Soon after her election success, she was appointed to the Public Assistance Committee: The Public Assistance Committee, with its Devon-wide remit, struggled in a financial climate that meant […]
Author: kathy.wall
DCC ‘women in data’ – join our Equality Officer, Jo Hooper, to explore inspirational women in technology
In February, Sofie Francis (Smarter Devon) and I were fortunate to meet online with Stuart Brockenhurst, Chief Executive of Applegate and Chair of the Heart of the SW Innovation Board to hear how Supply Devon has removed gender and race bias from its system. Supply Devon is a free service which aims to match local […]
Black Lives Matter
Our Lead Member for Equality and our Corporate Equality Officer respond to #BlackLivesMatter, how it resonates here in Devon and what support is out there for staff and communities. Cllr Barry Parsons, our Lead Member for Equality says: “BlackLivesMatter. “The kneeling on a young man’s neck with a posture above of hand in pocket […]