The WiR initiative, supported also by the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC), was initially formed to “give all recruitment firms practical support in attracting, developing and retaining their female talent, as well as providing a tangible demonstration of a commitment to gender equality for clients and candidates”, an APSCo statement said.

Now WiR is part of APSCo’s equality, diversity & inclusion service provision, APSCo Embrace, led by Samantha Hurley, APSCo’s operations director. Membership in WiR – which will cease to exist as a separate association – will be included as part of APSCo’s membership packages.

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