Universities should review their approach to academic appointments and promotions to ensure talented women can progress to senior positions, a group of Cambridge University academics have urged.

A Labour government could introduce quotas for women and ethnic minorities to address inequalities within boardrooms, the shadow business secretary has said.

Lloyds Bank will overhaul its recruitment, development and retention strategies to meet its 2020 aim of having 40% of senior roles filled by women, a director has stated.

Gender diversity initiatives are being hampered by focusing too much on initiatives that make women feel more satisfied rather than driving actual promotions, research suggests.

If Nigel Farage had his way, China’s one-child policy would look positively benign. In a speech he gave in London earlier this week, he said that only women who reject motherhood completely have any...

CEOs must articulate personal reasons for backing gender parity in the workplace if they really want to encourage more women in to top roles, research has suggested.

The number of female delegates attending this year’s World Economic Forum (WEF) has fallen to just 15%.

Almost a third of senior executives doubt the value of gender diversity in the boardroom, research has suggested.

Women apprentices are far more likely to end up in low-paid jobs as a result of training in "female-dominated" sectors, a report published today has found.

To help promote top female talent, organisations need to “do more than mentor”, Ursula Brennan, permanent secretary at the Ministry of Justice, said yesterday.

Shadow chancellor Ed Balls has urged businesses to respond to the biggest survey ever attempted into women’s experiences of work.

On the face of it, the fact the proportion of women on FTSE 100 and 250 boards has increased since 2011 is progress. However, the figures behind this headline trend reveal the change has been almost...