Reports show that gender diversity at companies leads to markedly better performance, yet most executives don’t have a clear plan for achieving it. This section will offer insight into how some companies are achieving their gender diversity targets, plus the latest news and opinion on the topic of diversity at work as a whole.
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The Arts Council England's annual report on diversity and inclusion shows there is still a lot of work to do, particularly when it comes to increasing... read more
A report from the All Party Parliamentary Group on Women and Work highlights the need for linking up strategies in order to create more inclusive... read more
A new report shows improvements in diversity and inclusion in the hospitality, travel and leisure sector, but highlights the need for efforts to be... read more
Lara Joannides talks about the BBC's 50:50 Project and its attempts to boost the number of women experts and interviewees on BBC programmes and make... read more
Lucie Mitchell explores whether AI will make the recruitment process less biased or risks making it more so. read more
Should you discuss the news with your kids and, if you don't, will they pick up on the more exaggerated headlines and worry? read more
A report from the Financial Reporting Council says companies need to do better on promoting a diverse culture and stakeholder engagement. read more
A new white paper on dads in the workplace aims to explore challenges and highlight best practice as men become more vocal about work life balance... read more
A new workingmums.co.uk white paper looks at the ways employers can reach out to returners to plug skills shortages and increase diversity of thought... read more
For International Women's Day, workingmums.co.uk is publishing its 2019 Best Practice Report which provides details of what award-winning employers... read more
When a role in your team becomes vacant your first priority is to fill it, so that work can continue as normal. Advertising the vacancy might slow the... read more
A new report finds a growing gender pay gap between male and female apprentices. read more
The Samira Ahmed case highlights the need for pay transparency and for being open to questioning the way things have traditionally been done. read more
The EHRC has published new guidance on how to protect employees from harassment, victimisation and discrimination. read more
A new study in Denmark shows gender pay legislation helps close the gender pay gap by slowing male wage growth and increasing female promotion. read more
A new white paper from workingmums.co.uk highlights the main points from a roundtable discussion among leading employers of the best ways to attract... read more
A report from the Fawcett Society says the UK is “generations away” from achieving gender equality as women remain seriously underrepresented in... read more
