Diversity

UBS Career Comeback programme wins returners award

Best for returners

Workingmums.co.uk spoke to Sophie Robson from UBS about their returner programme which won... read more

Number of women executive members on FTSE 100 companies falls

Report shows female pipeline slowing

The number of women coming through the ranks of FTSE 100 businesses has fallen by 4.1% in... read more

Creating a ripple effect for returners

A champion for returners

Julianne Miles, winner of this year's Working Mums Champion award, talks to Mandy Garner... read more

Men account for 95% of CEOs at global firms in US and Europe

'Less than 5% of CEOs of top European and US firms are women'

Men still hold 95% of CEO positions at the largest companies in the US and Europe,... read more

93% of European VC funds for tech go to companies with all-male founders

Report notes urgent diversity problem for tech funding

Ninety-three per cent of all funds raised by European venture capital-backed tech... read more

Women in STEM: ‘overmentored and undersponsored’

Report calls for more sponsorship of women in STEM

Women in the STEM industry are overmentored and undersponsored, according to a new report... read more

Why inclusion matters to all of us

Why we need to be inclusive

I’ve been thinking a lot about inclusion of late. Mainly because it’s my job,... read more

The Women’s Business Council: five years on

Women and economic growth

The gender pay gap for workers over 60 has increased in last five years and the number of... read more

Call for mandatory action plans for ethnicity pay gap reporting

Make action plans for ethnicity pay gap mandatory

Employers should be required to publish an action plan on what they are doing to reduce... read more

Being a woman in the hospitality industry

Women in the hospitality industry

There has been a 17% drop in the total number of chefs reported to be working in the UK... read more

Investors increasingly interested in gender diversity

Over half of investors engaged with companies on gender diversity

Investors are placing a strong focus on gender diversity at the top of companies and... read more

Met police launch recruitment campaign

Met police plan to recruit more women

The Metropolitan Police Service has  launched a campaign that celebrates 100 years of... read more

Linklaters starts new diversity initiative for BAME staff and managers

Linklaters pilots BAME progression initiative

The law firm Linklaters is piloting a new development programme to help BAME staff advance... read more

Number of women in STEM grows

More women in STEM

The UK is on track to have one million women working in core STEM roles by 2020 according... read more

Inclusive Tech Alliance launched to address lack of diversity in tech

Alliance formed to combat diversity deficit in tech

Women make up just 12.6% of board members and 16.6% of senior executives in the top tech... read more

Welcome to the new look Workingmums.co.uk

Workingmums.co.uk has a makeover

Workingmums.co.uk relaunches with a new look and feel. read more

Getting more women into Parliament

This November coincides with 100 years since the passing of the Qualification of Women Act... read more

Getting more women into technology

The UK underinvests in addressing the issues that drive women’s underrepresentation in... read more

‘One in four BAME employees has witnessed or experienced racism from managers’

One in four BAME employees witness or experience racism

A quarter of BAME employees has witnessed or experienced racist harassment or bullying... read more

Disappointment over Government response on older workers

Campaigners say they are disappointed with the Government's response to the Women and... read more

Designing a fulfilling career in construction

Jessica Hargreaves wants to change people’s views on the kind of jobs offered by the... read more