My experience of working with the menopause

For World Menopause Day HMRC's Debbie Hayman shares how various symptoms have affected her working life

Is flexible working for menopausal women a step too far?

There is a danger that legislative measures to improve menopause support for women in the workplace constitutes special treatment

Young women warn of 'talk but no action' on sexual harassment at work

?Two years on from #MeToo, one in four (25%) women still fear they’ll be fired for reporting sexual harassment, according to research by the Young Women’s Trust

Kiren Vadher: We need evidence-based family-friendly policies at work

Recording data around flexible working and family-friendly policies is crucial to tackling inequality in the workplace and reducing the gender pay gap

Women missing out on statutory sick pay

?One in 10 women (10%) don’t earn enough to qualify for statutory sick pay, according to the TUC

Women lose state pension legal battle

Women who were born in the 1950s will not be compensated for the money they missed out on when the state pension age was raised from 60 to 65

Patrick Spencer: State pension age must be raised

A recent proposal to up the state pension age to 75 has been received with concern by employers and think tanks

Women more likely to take career break for caring responsibilities

A gender care gap is stopping women achieving their career potential, as they manage the majority of childcare and care for elderly relatives

Employers urged to discuss the menopause more openly

As the Labour party calls for menopausal women to be given greater workplace protections, menopause coach Kate Usher spoke candidly about her experiences

The importance of intersectionality in HR

While some great progress has been made in D&I, HR must ensure further efforts are intersectional and don’t risk putting staff in a box

Overcoming occupational stereotypes and segregation

The preconceptions we have about certain jobs and gender and race combine to shut people out of occupations or promotions

How we achieved a zero gender pay gap at St Mungo's

Culture, selection processes, performance management, diversity training, a transparent pay system and flexi-time have all contributed