8. The future is freelance but insufficiently female

Phrases like "gig economy" and "zero hours contracts" are rarely used in any positive sense but freelancing is increasingly important to the workplace, says Sarah Johnson, co-founder of consultancy The Akin. Her organization is very much a virtual set-up and in this episode of the Near Futurist she discusses how freelancers need to value themselves, how smarter and flexible working are developing and how managers need to adjust to this new world. There are also notes on what's happening in terms of women in senior roles, and even in 2019 she finds they are a disproportionate minority. Ageism shot down, figures quoted and a great deal else - if you haven't heard the Near Futurist podcast before this is a great place to jump in. If you enjoyed this or would like to feed back/suggest future guests why not join the LinkedIn group?  (99+) The Near Futurist podcast | Groups | LinkedIn Also the podcast has its own website at nearfuturist.co.uk - and if you liked it, it would be really helpful to leave a review on whichever platform you found it - thank you!  Oh, and since it's our first of 2019, Happy New Year if we're not too late..?