Men think gender equality is making good progress, women don't

Male staff believe progress is being made in the field of equality, but this is not echoed by their female counterparts, new research reveals.

Employers are missing out by not building diversity into their talent management strategies, says CIPD

Employers are not up to speed with threading diversity through talent management strategies and are missing out on the benefits of accessing and developing talent from the widest possible pool,...

Network Rail launches campaign to improve male/female workforce balance

Network Rail today has launched a campaign to attract more women to the company, further improving the overall skills of the workforce and addressing the poor male/female balance.

Skanska embarks on drive to attract more women

Construction firm Skanska has set out on a drive to attract and retain more female members of staff as part of its ongoing diversity scheme.

Civil Service "more diverse than ever before", according to new report

The Civil Service is more diverse than ever before, according to a new report.

Harriet Harman: The BBC is "wasting a lot of talent" by not valuing older female news readers

Equalities minister Harriet Harman (pictured) has attacked the BBC for employing female news readers 10 years younger than their male counterparts, saying it is "wasting talent" and upsetting viewers.

Slight narrowing of gender pay gap provides no room for complacency

The hourly full-time gender pay gap has narrowed in the past year, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Fewer than one in five businesses measure gender pay gaps

Fewer than one in five (18%) of private companies measure their gender pay gaps, according to research produced today by IPSOS Mori for CIPD/KPMG.

BT ends 2009 as top employer for diversity

BT has just scooped joint-first place from the Employers Forum on Disability for meeting its disability benchmark, meaning the telecoms company ends the year having gained first place for diversity...

New research finds motherhood still damages career prospects

More than three quarters of women feel having children has negatively affected their career progression.

Increased flexible working would help women climb to the top

Female business leaders claim it is time to 'get rid of the boys' club in business and push more flexible working policies to increase female leadership.

Diversity Gender: Women raise the bar

There are still very few women in leadership positions despite persuasive evidence of their positive effect on profitability. Sian Harrington looks at the gender imbalance in Britain's boardrooms.