Welcome back to the Peer Suite Agenda, your weekly briefing on what's happening in the Peer Suite community, upcoming events and things that you should know about in the world of women and work.

Tomorrow evening, I'll be hosting an Evening of Style and Conversation at Veronica Beard, Sloane Square. The evening is on the theme of dressing how you want to feel and includes networking, champagne and canapés - my favourite combination!

We have a few spots left to join. If you would like to attend, please send me an email, and I can confirm your place.

📖 ON THE SHELF Femonomics by Wharton economist Corinne Low came out in paperback last month. She uses data on how women spend their time and money to question familiar advice, arguing that flexible working is not enough without firmer boundaries and that your own priorities, rather than other people's, should decide what success looks like for you.

🎧 PRESS PLAY Communicate to Lead with Kele Belton ran a four-part series on executive presence earlier this year. It moves from the basics of presence to how your voice builds authority, the words that can undermine your authority and how to hold steady when the stakes are high.

⚖️ CHANGING IN JANUARY From 1st January 2027, the qualifying period for ordinary unfair dismissal protection falls from two years to six months, and anyone who already has six months’ service on that date is covered. The government’s unfair dismissal factsheet sets out the changes.

🚶‍♀️ SELF-CARE WEEK For National Self-Care Week, which runs from 16th to 22nd November with a focus on physical activity, try exercise snacks, short bursts of vigorous movement such as taking the office stairs at speed. This piece in The Conversation explains how to build them into your working day.

🖼️ BOOK YOUR TICKETS Van Eyck: The Portraits opens at the National Gallery on Saturday 21st November and runs until 11th April. It brings all of Jan van Eyck's surviving painted portraits together for the first time, including the portrait of his wife Margaret on loan from Bruges. The gallery is open until 9 pm on Fridays if you would rather go after work.

Skilled volunteering and trustee roles. Reach Volunteering is a charity that matches professionals with trustee positions and short skills-based projects at charities, and it is always free for volunteers. You need to be based in the UK with at least three years' experience in one of its skill areas. A trusteeship is one of the most practical ways to build board experience before you go for a non-executive role. FIND A ROLE​

Do you need to file a tax return? HMRC's free online checker tells you in a few minutes whether you need to send a Self Assessment return for the 2025 to 2026 tax year, and it does not send your details to HMRC. Rental income, side income and savings or investment income above certain levels can all bring you into Self Assessment. CHECK IF YOU NEED TO FILE​

LSE public events. The London School of Economics runs a programme of free talks with academics, policymakers and business leaders, open to everyone in person or online, with most recorded on LSE Player afterwards. On 24th November, machine learning researcher Thore Graepel talks through how AI has developed. BROWSE THE PROGRAMME​

Every month we host our Curated Women's Networking Morning at The Roof Gardens in Kensington. Before I have a chance to share how brilliant the event was, the next one has come around, and I am busy working on the curated introductions. Please join me on the 17th November for my favourite Peer Suite event. RSVP here.

Have a great week!

Warmly,

Rebecca

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