If Nigel Farage had his way, China’s one-child policy would look positively benign. In a speech he gave in London earlier this week, he said that only women who reject motherhood completely have any...

CEOs must articulate personal reasons for backing gender parity in the workplace if they really want to encourage more women in to top roles, research has suggested.

The number of female delegates attending this year’s World Economic Forum (WEF) has fallen to just 15%.

FTSE 350 companies have been urged to increase the number of women in their boardrooms by business secretary Vince Cable.

The proportion of women sitting on FTSE 100 boards has hit 20% for the first time, suggesting the UK might meet the Lord Davies target of 25% next year without quotas.

Some of the world’s largest corporations, including IBM, Dell, Google and Citigroup, are to meet in India to discuss strategies to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) staff after the...

Stonewall today published its Top 100 Employers 2014, showcasing Britain's best employers for lesbian, gay and bisexual staff. Here are the category winners and Top 100 list.

A business whose services include providing social housing and environmental design has topped a chart of the 100 best ‘gay friendly’ employers.

Almost a third of senior executives doubt the value of gender diversity in the boardroom, research has suggested.

Women apprentices are far more likely to end up in low-paid jobs as a result of training in "female-dominated" sectors, a report published today has found.

To help promote top female talent, organisations need to “do more than mentor”, Ursula Brennan, permanent secretary at the Ministry of Justice, said yesterday.

Shadow chancellor Ed Balls has urged businesses to respond to the biggest survey ever attempted into women’s experiences of work.