Representation

Lessons HR can learn from a gender-balanced parliament  

The 2024 UK general election returned the highest number and proportion of female MPs ever recorded: 263 (40%) of the 650 MPs are women, up from 220 in 2019 (+43).

Ethnic and LGBTQ+ representation in UK leadership soars

Ethnic representation on leadership teams rose from 59% to 81% between May 2022 and 2023, while the number of companies with LGBTQ+ leadership has risen from 34% to 56% in the same time period,...

Is D&I having too much sway on hiring decisions?

Proper investment in education could help eleminate the need for diversity and inclusion (D&I) to dictate who gets hired for which roles.

Non-binary representation boosted by targets

Non-binary employees are better represented in the workplace when backed by an organisation which sets goals specifically to help them.