NTTSB October · Session One

Intersectionality

We are delighted to welcome you to No Time To Step Back as a member of the Founding Cohort, and we hope you enjoy this journey of learning with us. Over time this page will grow with information, ideas and shared learning across the cohort on the subject of intersectionality in women's health. We look forward to you being part of that growth.

22 October 2026 Covent Garden, London

The agenda

A full day of keynotes, panel conversation, workshops and connection.

  1. 9:30amArrival and Networking
  2. 10:00amWelcome
    Helen Tomlinson introduces NTTSB
  3. 10:20amKeynote
    Donna Fraser OBE, four-time Olympian and former GB 400m sprinter, Director of People, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at the Professional Cricketers' Association
  4. 10:50amComfort Break
  5. 11:00amIntersectionality Panel
    Hosted by Amantha King, with Tina Backhouse, Anita Patel, Helen Tomlinson and Trudi Roscouet
  6. 12 noonTalk: Getting all voices around the table
    Janet Lindsay, Wellbeing of Women CEO, and Dame Lesley Regan, Wellbeing of Women Chair
  7. 12:30pmLunch and Networking
  8. 1:30pmWellbeing Activity
    With Dr Caitlin Chasser and Trudi Roscouet
  9. 1:45pmTalk: Confidence in Disclosure
    Nicki Catterick explores MS and perimenopause
  10. 2:30pmWorkshop: Challenge, Practice & Opportunity
    Hosted by Anna Allerton, an opportunity to come together to share, reflect and consider actionable steps forward. Facilitators: Helen, Caitlin, Trudi and Amantha
  11. 3:50pmClose: Next Steps and Next Session

Meet the speakers

Keynote

Donna Fraser OBE

Director of People, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, Professional Cricketers' Association

Our opening conversation focuses on intersectionality, and Donna brings a perspective shaped by an extraordinary career across elite sport, business, leadership and EDI. A four-time Olympian and former Great Britain 400m sprinter, she spent more than 20 years competing at the highest level, winning medals at European, Commonwealth and World level.

Following her retirement from athletics after a breast cancer diagnosis in 2009, Donna turned adversity into advocacy, becoming a passionate ambassador for Breast Cancer Now. Today she leads on people strategy and EDI education at the Professional Cricketers' Association. Her work has earned her an OBE for services to equality, diversity and inclusion, and she was named World Athletics Woman of the Year in 2022.

Beyond the accolades, Donna brings lived experience, leadership insight and a deep understanding of how the different aspects of our identities and experiences intersect to shape our opportunities, challenges and sense of belonging. From the track to the boardroom, she continues to challenge organisations to think differently and ensure that representation translates into meaningful change.

Nicki Catterick

Founder, get-inclusive

Nicki is a pharmacist who was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis at 26. She built a successful career in pharma, holding senior leadership roles across global organisations, all while managing a condition most of her colleagues never knew about.

She founded get-inclusive, a consultancy that helps HR directors and leaders close the gap between inclusion policy and everyday practice, building manager confidence, strengthening disclosure culture, and reducing the hidden costs of presenteeism, absenteeism and attrition.

Janet Lindsay

CEO, Wellbeing of Women

Janet is CEO of Wellbeing of Women, a leading charity working to save and improve the lives of women, girls and babies, and to power research breakthroughs in women's health.

She began her career at a global advertising firm before running her own communications agency. Prior to joining Wellbeing of Women, Janet worked for Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity and Starlight Children's Foundation in fundraising and communications roles.

Meet the panel

Our panel conversation explores Women's Health, Neurodiversity and the Whole Person at Work.

Meet the panel: Women's Health, Neurodiversity and the Whole Person at Work

Helen Tomlinson

Founder, NTTSB · Head of Inclusion & Employability, Adecco

Former UK Government Menopause Employment Champion, Helen worked with the Department for Work and Pensions to shape employer-led strategies that support, retain and progress women experiencing menopause. She is the founder of No Time To Step Back and an Ambassador for Wellbeing of Women.

Panel Host

Amantha King

Workplace Health Strategist & Executive Coach

Amantha is a workplace health strategist, executive coach and international speaker specialising in women's health, hormone health and workplace culture. With a background in biomedical science, she translates evidence on hormones, health and behaviour into practical workplace strategies.

Anita Patel

Inclusion & Neuro-affirming Consultant

Anita works with individuals, teams and organisations to create more inclusive, neuro-affirming environments. Drawing on lived experience as a late-diagnosed neurodivergent woman of South Asian heritage, who has also experienced an early, medically induced menopause, she brings an intersectional lens to conversations about neurodivergence, identity, health and the workplace.

Her work explores the often-overlooked ways neurodivergence intersects with gender, culture, life stage and health, and she is passionate about moving conversations beyond awareness towards meaningful, practical change.

Tina Backhouse

Vice Chair, Menopause Mandate

Tina combines a thirty-year leadership career in global pharma at Theramex with a track record of shaping national policy. She serves as Vice Chair of Menopause Mandate, sits on the DWP Workplace Menopause Working Group, chairs the Women's Health Action Group, and is an Ambassador for Wellbeing of Women.

She has contributed to national policy wins including the NHS Over 40 Health Check and the single annual HRT prescription charge.

Wellbeing Activity

Trudi Roscouet

Founder, Eve Studios & Women's Health Advocate

Trudi is the founder of Eve Studios, Jersey's only dedicated women's health and wellbeing studio created exclusively for women, combining movement, education, clinical expertise and community. An award-winning speaker, TEDx presenter and women's health advocate, she works across business, healthcare and government to advance the conversation around women's health, menopause and preventative wellbeing.

Workshop Host

Anna Allerton

Executive Coach & Leadership Specialist

Anna is an executive coach and leadership specialist who helps organisations retain, develop and advance female talent through key career transitions. With more than 20 years' experience in journalism, television and corporate communications, including as Head of Internal Communications at Sky, she brings strategic insight, commercial understanding and coaching expertise.

An EMCC Global Accredited Coach and women's health advocate, Anna works with organisations to support women through maternity return, leadership progression and menopause.

Wellbeing Activity

Dr Caitlin Chasser

GP & Senior Sleep Consultant, The Sleep Project

Dr Caitlin Chasser is a GP and Senior Sleep Consultant at The Sleep Project, with over 20 years' clinical experience and specialist expertise in sleep medicine, women's health and CBT-I (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia).

She co-founded The Sleep Project and delivers evidence-based sleep programmes for organisations and elite performers internationally. Dr Chasser is also an Adjunct Professor at IE International Business School.

Resources

A starting point for our shared learning. This section will grow as the cohort adds materials.

BSI standard

BS 30416

Menstruation, menstrual health and menopause in the workplace. Practical guidance for organisations on supporting employees, and a shared reference point for the cohort.

 Featured charity

Wellbeing of Women

The UK's leading charity funding research into gynaecological cancers, fertility, menopause and reproductive health.