Northern Trust’s client needs and expectations are as diverse as the clients themselves and it is critical that we employ people who understand those needs.

Is gender imbalance on company boards an EU issue, or should it be a matter for national governments?

Lynne Featherstone (pictured), equalities minister, yesterday met with representatives from City financial institutions to discuss progress on the female talent pipeline.

Men and women have different leadership strengths, and organisations need a balance of both if they are to be truly effective, claims a new study from Talent Innovations, based on an analyses of...

A survey of 300 female entrepreneurs shows the main reason they leave corporate jobs is that they are fed up with the toxic culture, and not with the glass ceiling.

The former CEO of BP, Lord Browne of Madingley, who was forced to resign from the company in 2007 because he committed perjury related to his own homosexuality, has spoken up about anti-gay...

The appointment of women to FTSE 350-listed non-executive director roles is being held back by selection processes, which ultimately favour candidates with similar characteristics to existing...

Quotas are not the answer to boosting the number of women on boards, according to home secretary and minister for women and equalities Theresa May (pictured).

The Government has launched a wage incentive scheme to encourage employers to give young disabled people further work opportunities

A report by Deloitte found major UK employers are planning to recruit board members from a more diverse range of backgrounds than has typically been the case.

The European Commission (EC) is “very committed to speed up progress” on gender diversity in the boardroom, according to European Parliament vice chair of the Committee on Economic and Monetary...

More half a million people in the UK have an autism spectrum condition and only 15% of these are in employment, according to the National Autistic Society.