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For many women, having their voice heard in a room full of male peers can be challenging. The reasons are multifaceted, but one persistent factor
14 April 2026
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Inclusive cultures. Intentional leadership. Exceptional results.
Agents2Change was founded by Mary McGuire, author of The Inclusion Edge and The Female Edge, and has been supporting organisations since 2008.
With nearly 30 years’ experience, Mary’s work now centres on helping organisations build truly inclusive cultures—while accelerating the development and progression of female talent in complex, often male-dominated environments.
Her approach goes beyond traditional training. Through high-impact team and executive coaching, she creates structured, measurable programmes with built-in accountability—ensuring insight translates into sustained behavioural change and exceptional results.
We have three areas where we can help you succeed
Diversity is a fact, but inclusion is a choice. What do you choose? Building truly inclusive organisation takes focus, commitment and investment. Our experience covers:
Women are still vastly under represented at the most senior level in most organisations. The barriers to leadership are mutl-ifold, but organisations can target investments to redress this imbalance. Our experience covers:
Transformation does not need to be hard. We believe in bringing everyone on a journey. Capturing hearts and minds and helping people to experience change positively. Our experience covers:
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