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.
On the face of it, the fact the proportion of women on FTSE 100 and 250 boards has increased since 2011 is progress. However, the figures behind this headline trend reveal the change has been almost...
Businesses must "dramatically change" working practices to prevent mothers feeling "shoved aside" when returning to work, deputy prime minister Nick Clegg, has said.
If employers want to change their culture, promote diversity and attract more female talent then that message must come from the leader of the organisation, according to Nigel Knowles, CEO of global...
Study shows that rather than take diversity seriously, many organisations are paying lip service, with senior management handing passive HR departments an ultimately futile tick-box exercise.
Winners of the Top Employers for Working Families awards 2013 were announced last week.
More than half of mothers who left the workforce to start a family have had to be retrained due to difficulties finding work, according to a survey from the workingmums website.
About half of women admit it's "impossible" to combine a happy home life with a fulfilling career, according to a study published by telecommunications giant O2.
Governments and employers must do more to help attract young female talent into the technology industry, according to vice president of the European Commission, Neelie Kroes (pictured).
As evidence continues to support the idea that a diverse workforce leads to more profitable and innovative companies, the next big challenge is to manage inclusion, something many organisations are...
A Women’s Business Council report released last month stated that increasing the number of women in the workforce would dramatically boost the UK’s economic growth. It added that if women were...
