There's a Special Place in Hell for Any Woman Who Doesn't Help Another Woman..
Activate Yourself by Geeta Sidhu-Robb
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Today we sit with Lady Val Corbett, a businesswoman who’s dedicated her life’s work to helping women help women.
The essence, ethos and heartbeat of Lady Val’s Professional Network is betterment; building the life and career you dreamed for yourself. It is the mission of all of Lady Val’s endeavors: Lady Val’s Professional Women’s Network, The Corbett Network and The Robin Corbett Award. Lady Val is a devoted advocate for Prison reform and the rehabilitation and re-integration of returning citizens into society. All the profits from the Network’s events, both digital and live, go into Lady Val’s enterprises, they fundraise for work on prison reform which Lady Val understands is an investment in people who, released from prison, have served their time and need a chance to change their lives.
Lady Val’s Professional Women’s Network lunches in central London, are attended by women who work, not ladies who lunch. Speakers have included Michael Palin, Cherie Blair, Gina Miller, Dame Stella Rimington, Jon Snow etc. This Network links like-minded businesswomen into a cohesive group for sharing contacts, experience, knowledge and to attract future business. This is a cold world and if women don't help other women, who would? The Network motto is: "There's a special place in hell for any woman who doesn't help another woman."
The Robin Corbett Award funds £10,000 annually to three charities who do the most for prisoner reintegration. Unless ex-offenders are steered in the right direction after release, around 50% will re-offend within two years – that figure plummets to 19% when they have a job. Yet only 12% of firms employ people with criminal convictions who have served their time and need to change direction. This led to The Corbett Network, a coalition of over 90 decision-makers of charities, social enterprises and organizations involved in reintegration working together to persuade more firms to hire returning citizens.