Gender Equality
Empty gestures and passive policies aren’t enough – it’s time for change
With frustration over lack of sustained progress for women at work boiling over,... read more
Gender Equality
Access all the latest news, features and opinion regarding gender equality at work, including coverage of the Gender Pay Gap. Employers can also find best practice information about how to strive for gender equality and diversity in their workplaces, and access all the latest news.
Gender Equality
Third of board roles in top companies taken by women
Women occupy a third of board positions in FTSE 100 companies, nearly a year ahead of... read more
Gender Equality
Fawcett Society launches ‘Right to Know’ Bill
The Fawcett Society says many women don't know their rights with regard to equal pay as it... read more
Gender Equality
Getting to 50 50
Lara Joannides talks about the BBC's 50:50 Project and its attempts to boost the number of... read more
Gender Equality
Engineering gender pay gap smaller than average
A new report shows the gender pay gap in engineering roles is smaller than average, but... read more
Gender Equality
‘Many women don’t negotiate higher salary’
A new survey finds the majority of women don't haggle over their salary, with fear of... read more
Gender Equality
Driving diversity forward because it’s good for business
Goldman Sachs' recent announcement that it will not take a company public unless it has a... read more
Gender Equality
Online recruitment bias: Is AI a help or a hindrance?
Lucie Mitchell explores whether AI will make the recruitment process less biased or risks... read more
Gender Equality
The impact of sexism on mental health
Structural issues such as sexism need to be tackled in order to make a lasting impact on... read more
Gender Equality
Sexual harassment higher as women rise up career ladder
A new study from Sweden shows women managers face more sexual harassment than other women. read more
Gender Equality
TUC calls for ban on pay secrecy clauses
A TUC poll shows around a fifth of workers are banned from talking about their pay. read more
Gender Equality
Women apprentices earn less than male peers
A new report finds a growing gender pay gap between male and female apprentices. read more
Gender Equality
The case for pay transparency
The Samira Ahmed case highlights the need for pay transparency and for being open to... read more
Gender Equality
‘Gender pay legislation helps close gender pay gap’
A new study in Denmark shows gender pay legislation helps close the gender pay gap by... read more
Gender Equality
Women still missing from top ranks
A report from the Fawcett Society says the UK is “generations away” from achieving... read more
Gender Equality
GPs face 35% gender pay gap
GPs face a 35% gender pay gap with the GP partnership model in part being to blame, finds... read more
Gender Equality
Samira Ahmed wins equal pay case
Presenter Samira Ahmed wins her employment tribunal case for equal pay against the BBC. read more
Gender Equality
Why women shouldn’t learn to exaggerate their achievements
A new study shows male scientists are significantly more likely to exaggerate the impact... read more
Gender Equality
UK falls to 21st place in global gender equality ranking
A new global index shows the UK is losing ground to other countries in the move towards... read more
Gender Equality
STEM and the gender pay gap
Girls' choices not to take STEM subjects are likely to affect the gender pay gap. So what... read more
Gender Equality
Work and the older woman
Ageism in the workplace affects women differently than men because of societal attitudes... read more
