Female executives are more likely to want to become a CEO one day if their current CEO is also a woman, according to research from Weber Shandwick.
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 (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...
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.
HR directors should ask recruiters to deliver a 50:50 shortlist when recruiting in order “to level the playing field”, according to O2 HR director Ann Pickering.
Motherhood pay gaps are a global issue. New research from the International Labour Office (an UN body) explores the growing inequality between working women.
Once again the issue of women in the boardroom hits the news, with the release of the updated 2015 Cranfield Female FTSE Board Report. But why are so few women represented at the top of corporate...
The number of women on boards has almost doubled in the last four years since the Lord Davies target was set.
Britain’s top boardrooms are on track to meet the women on boards target, but this is only the start of the journey to create diverse and transparent organisations.
In all the discussion around the lack of diversity in Britain’s boardrooms, there has been little mention of gravitas. Although a critical skill at senior levels, there is still a perception that it...
The next generation prize flexibility at work. As HR practitioners we must embrace and encourage varied working patterns, and offer solutions with more freedom.
International Women’s Day (IWD), held annually on 8 March, represents an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of women around the world. This year’s theme is ‘Make it Happen’, its aim is to...
