Gender stereotypes dictating A-level choices

Attracting women to engineering begins long before university

UK engineering must learn from abroad

Amec Foster Wheeler HRD on UK engineering better promoting itself

One in five believe women can't reach senior management

O2’s Women in Leadership campaign results

Supporting transgender employees

We may only be in July, but 2015 could be known as the year that transgender issues became mainstream. People like Caitlyn Jenner, Laverne Cox & Kellie Maloney have undoubtedly increased public...

Forced gender pay gap disclosure raises questions

The prime minister’s plans to force large companies to publish gender pay gap details, while broadly welcomed, have met with some queries from the business community over the effectiveness of this in...

Companies forced to reveal gender pay gap

Companies with more than 250 employees will be forced to disclose the gender pay gap in their workplaces from next year.

Getting gender equality in technology firms right

The technology industry has seen an employment boom over the last 10 years. While startups have become multi-million pound corporations, keeping a balanced, equal culture is essential. It’s easy for...

FTSE 100 boardroom diversity set to decline

Proportion of non-white managers in positions below boardroom level of UK FTSE 100 companies falls

Culture change around diversity and inclusion remains ‘slow’

The diversity and inclusion agenda has not moved on enough, says Charlotte Sweeney

More recognition of unique skills of genders needed

Businesses need to place greater emphasis on valuing the unique qualities of men and women, managing partner of consultancy the Gender Intelligence Group, Val Sorbie has told HR magazine.

Shared parental leave must match maternity benefits to truly foster change

Shared parental leave (SPL) legislation is very good news for the UK. If we can make having babies and the necessary flexibility of early years child rearing a parental opportunity, rather than a...

A third of women say men are offered more opportunities at work

One in three (31%) working women in the UK believe men are offered greater opportunities at work, according to research by professional services recruitment firm Badenoch & Clark.