Mothers face job insecurity and increased childcare responsibilities during lockdown

UK mothers are facing job insecurity and increased childcare responsibilities during lockdown, a new study by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) and UCL Institute of Education revealed.

Finding gender equality in the blur between home and work

For many of us the move to home and online working brought about by COVID-19 is challenging us to rethink not only the practicalities of work - the how, when and where - but the nature of our...

Why Goldman Sachs’ push for diversity is a great step in the right direction

?In a world where it is still commonplace to see men dominate senior-level positions, the news of Goldman Sachs demanding diversity among the board was a much-welcomed move and opened the floor for a...

Young workers and women more likely to be impacted by sector shutdowns

The government-sanctioned lockdown will impact young workers the hardest, according to a new report for Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS)

It’s time for businesses to act to close the gender pay gap

It will take more than 100 years for the gender pay gap to close according to The World Economic Forum

Legal requirement to report gender pay gap suspended

The UK government has introduced a year-long suspension of gender pay gap reporting to ease the already increased burden of duties for organisations during the Coronavirus pandemic

Older women staying in work because of pension age rises

The number of women aged between 60 and 64 in work has increased by 51% in a decade

What will return-to-work practices look like in the future?

A roundtable discussed how workplaces and employers will need to change to better accommodate parents returning to work

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Financial firms’ pay gap has risen

?Several financial firms are reportedly paying men on average almost 25% more than the women according to the latest gender pay gap reporting

Breaking the menopause stigma

As International Women's Day approaches it's time to tackle various 'taboos' including the menopause

Businesses leaders count diversity as top priority to improve productivity

More than a quarter (28%) of UK business leaders said increasing diversity and inclusion was a top priority for them in the first half of 2020 in order to improve workplace culture

The post #MeToo workplace: What’s really changed?

Social movements can have a long-lasting effect on the way that we work. They can bring about positive change and allow what were once delicate topics to be openly discussed