Our networks:
- Disabled Employee Network
- EMBRACE (Ethnic Minorities Broadening Racial Awareness & Cultural Exchange)
- Generation CCC (Young Employees Network)
- Pride Employee Network
- Women's Employee Network
- Working (unpaid) Carers Network
Women's Employee Network
We're here to motivate, encourage, and inspire women across every level of our organisation, ensuring they feel valued, supported, and empowered in their roles. Whether you're starting out as an apprentice or preparing for retirement, our network is designed to support you throughout your entire career journey.
Our goal is to create a welcoming, inclusive, and accessible space where members can connect, share experiences, and discuss the issues that matter most to them. From professional development opportunities like our popular Learn, Grow, Thrive programme to mentoring and shadowing, we’re here to help you grow and achieve your goals.
We also care about your health and wellbeing—that’s why we’re proud of initiatives like our award-winning Period Poverty campaign and Menopause campaign, which ensure no one feels left behind.
Our network doesn’t just stop there! We're driving positive change within the Council, influencing policies and attitudes around talent management, recruitment, and retention to ensure women have every opportunity to succeed.
Want to get involved or learn more? We’d love to hear from you! Contact us at: womensnetwork@coventry.gov.uk [mailto:womensnetwork@coventry.gov.uk].
Lots of love Amber and Maija the Co-Chairs of the Women’s Network.
Don’t just take our word for it ...
Julie Newman Women’s Network Sponsor, City Solicitor and Monitoring Officer, Director of Law and Governance:
I have been lucky enough to be the sponsor of the Women’s Network since its inception and I have been able to watch it grow from strength to strength.
The dedication of all the fantastic Chairs and the enthusiasm of its members have made the network a great space for all women employees to connect, learn and empower each other.
Employee networks aim to foster diversity and provide a platform for employees to connect, collaborate, and address common issues or concerns and this is why I think the Women’s Network is so important to us in Coventry City Council.
Julie
Generation CCC (Young Employees Network)
Image above is four coloured boxes and inside the boxes states Generation CCC Values.
The Values are :
- Connect: (Yellow Box)
- Bringing young people together.
- Creating an open and inclusive community.
- Exchanging knowledge and experiences.
- Grow: (Purple box)
- Supporting the professional development of young people.
- Providing opportunities to encourage the personal growth of our members.
- Challenge: (Blue Box)
- Providing a platform for young people to voice their ideas and opinions.
- Inspiring change by challenging issues faced by young people in the workplace.
- Thrive: (Green Box)
- Championing personal and professional progression through continuous learning and further development.
- Maintaining newfound skills by using them to support other young employees.
About Generation CCC
Generation CCC is Coventry City Council’s young employee network. We were set up by young employees from various service areas around the Council with the intention of improving cross-council learning, providing support and professional development opportunities, and to promote the recruitment and retention of young employees council-wide.
What do we do?
- Online events and podcasts, which in the past have covered topics such as apprenticeship journeys, wellbeing, World Youth Skills Day, and the career journeys of several council colleagues
- Professional opportunities, such as our peer-to-peer mentoring pilot
- Social catch-ups and quizzes
- Advise internal teams on how to make recruitment more accessible to young people and attract talent around the region
Disabled Employee Network (DEN)
The Disabled Employee Network is a group run by and for Council employees. The Network sets out to discuss topics and put forward ideas to help shape Council services, and consider issues affecting all disabled employees. We positively embrace a “can do attitude”, seek to promote the abilities and qualities of people that society classifies as “disabled”, challenge stereotypical attitudes and support those that wish to enable that change.
If you live with a physical, cognitive or sensory impairment, or simply wish to know more, then this group is for you!