Matthew has edited Management Today for the past 16 years and has built the brand into Britain’s biggest media cheerleader for women in business, says the publisher. From MT’s regular Inspiring Women events and annual ’35 Women Under 35’ campaign, to profiles, advice, opinion and analysis online and in print, Matthew has been recognised for championing the country’s brightest businesswomen – and helping the next generation of female talent to reach the top.
Some of the country’s most powerful women have appeared on MT’s front cover – from easyJet’s Carolyn McCall to TalkTalk’s Dido Harding to Virgin Money boss Jayne-Anne Gadhia.
"I'm very flattered to be chosen as a "Male Agent of Change" by the government's Women's Business Council. Not least because I was never going to make it onto our 35 Women Under 35 lists because of two pretty obvious disqualifying obstacles," says Matthew.
"We can't claim to go back quite as far as the suffragettes but at MT we've been championing the cause of women in business for nearly two decades. The continuing under-representation of women in British business at the higher levels – not just within the FTSE 100 – is something we all need to think carefully how to solve."
The Women’s Business Council was set up four years ago by the then-Home Secretary, now-Prime Minister Theresa May. Her vision was to harness female talent in the workplace and help drive UK economic growth.
"We want every girl in this country to grow up knowing there is no limit on their ambitions," says Caroline Dinenage, Minister for Women, Equalities and Early Years.
"The benefits of helping women to unlock their talents are huge – eliminating the gender pay gap could add £150bn to our annual GDP in 2025. That’s an opportunity that neither government nor businesses can afford to ignore."
Read the Women's Business Council Progress Report 2016 here.
