Jo joined the Open University in April 2018, having worked previously at the Universities of Leicester, Essex and Portsmouth. Her research interests fall into two broad categories. The first, the intersections between the body, sexuality, gender, emotions, identity, organising and organisations, including menopause transition and women’s economic participation. The second is academic practices in organisation studies research, including publications on research ethics and peer review.

Jo co-authored the 2017 government report ‘The effects of menopause transition on women's economic participation in the UK’. As an independent panel member for Menopause Friendly Accreditation amongst other activities, she is working to further the menopause in the workplace agenda.

In her spare time Jo follows the band Sea Power doggedly around the country, watches far too much rubbish TV, and reads anything and everything as long as it's fiction. She is also a lifelong Newcastle United fan, which means she spend every football season crossing her fingers.

Olanrewaju is Professor of Medical Education at University of Warwick Medical School and Consultant Urogynaecologist at South Warwickshire NHS university Foundation Trust. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists UK and a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. He was Chair of the International Urogynaecological Association Public Relations Committee (2015-2020), a role that saw him educating people worldwide on pelvic floor problems.

He has published extensively in urogynaecology and obstetrics and been an invited speaker at various national and international conferences. He has researched the effect of menopause on the pelvic floor and spoken about this at various fora.

Olanrewaju’s interests spans beyond his clinical role. His interest in medical education is well known. Since completing his PHD on medical education with a realist evaluation of faculty and learner outcomes, he has earned a renowned reputation nationally and internationally for improving outcomes for learners and reducing inequalities. His passion for equality, diversity, inclusivity and achieving excellence has led him to research, publish, and gain international recognition with awards at the International Education Conference 2022 and distinguished Professorship awarded by Monash University (one of Australia’s prestigious Group of eight Universities) in 2022. He is a Board member of the UK Medical Schools Council EDI Committee and heavily involved in social inclusion work at Warwick.

Dr Jo Kandola is a business psychologist and MCIPD professional with extensive experience in the areas of diversity and unconscious bias. Jo is passionate about combating bias and developing ways we can use technology to reach deeper within organisations to create more inclusive and bias free environments. Jo has particular expertise on the subject of gender bias and is the co-author of the critically acclaimed book on this subject – ‘The Invention of Difference: The story of gender bias at work’. Her PhD involved research looking at implicit and explicit gender attitudes and whether these are predictive of workplace gender discrimination.