Gender inclusion: Steps the service can take to bring the rhetoric to life

16th November 2021Chief Supt Jim Gale, Devon & Cornwall Police

While policing in the UK has made steps towards improving gender inclusion, the primary carer role often taken on by women means many are forced to sacrifice their careers because of a lack of flexibility in the workplace; Devon and Cornwall Police Chief Superintendent Jim Gale believes a more sensible approach to part-time and hybrid working and increased opportunities for job sharing could help the service improve female inclusion at all ranks.