Women from across the force have emphasised their work leading some of the largest policing operations in the area, their experience with complex criminal investigations, and in directing and co-ordinating the response to protecting Prime Minister Boris Johnson on a recent local visit.
Their work and the roles of other women across the Force has been emphasised in a social media reel playing across Cleveland Police accounts on Monday 8th March.
International Women's Day
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The integral role of women in policing has been highlighted by Cleveland Police on International Women’s Day.
Chief Superintendent Lisa Theaker was at the helm of the Prime Minister’s visit to Fujifilm on Teesside, working alongside Superintendent Sharon Cooney and Chief Inspector Helen Wilson, directing a team of firearms officers on the ground. Chief Superintendent Theaker also led on Thursday's visits by the Prime Minister and Chancellor.
She said: "I have never felt inhibited by my gender working in the police service but not every woman has been as fortunate. Seeing women in senior positions offers a path for others to follow and I feel a degree of responsibility to others.
“We need more women in leadership positions. We have talented people of all genders across the organisation and my message to women on this important day is use your voice and make it heard around the table.
“Madeleine Albright the United States first female Secretary of State said ‘there is a special place in hell for women who don’t help other women’. I agree with her and my message is, be a role model to other women for collaboration over competition.”