Hot topic: Higher women on boards targets

FTSE 100 firms met a voluntary 25% women on boards target – but Lord Davies suggested we should take this further

Age diversity a challenge for younger workers

Younger workers find it harder to cope with age diversity in the office

Proportion of female high-earners has not changed in four years

Just over a quarter (27%) of taxpayers declaring an income between £31,786 and £150,000 are female

Female representation on public service boards – where does responsibility lie?

There are now no all-male boards in FTSE 100 companies, marking a watershed in women’s representation. So why are these successes not mirrored in the public sector?

Case study: preventing young women from ‘checking out’ at law firm Herbert Smith Freehills

The global law firm's Careers Directions coaching and panel event programme is designed to make women more ambitious

Five ways to encourage collaboration between Generations X and Y

A great deal of the conversation in human capital management concerns the on-going movement of generations through the workforce

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Racial harassment prevalent in UK workplaces

The results of the largest ever survey of attitudes towards race at work contain some troubling findings

HR must embed diversity into company culture

Experts discussed diversity and inclusion at the CIPD Annual Conference and Exhibition

We are investing in the wrong diversity initiatives

Initiatives such as name-blind recruitment and women on boards don't address underlying diversity issues

Business community reacts to final Davies report

The business community has reacted to Lord Davies’ recommendation that at least 33% of board positions should be held by women by 2020

Walking the tightrope: balancing corporate success and personal values

Many believe that to succeed they must lay aside their personal values. As those who prize power progress, this trade-off model – success for values – is reinforced

Davies recommends third of all boardroom positions to be occupied by women

Lord Davies will recommend that at least a third of all boardroom positions should be occupied by women by 2020 in his final review