Are you earning what you’re worth? – global executive gender pay gap falls dramatically to 8.7% – UK gap nearly halves since March to 12% – US leads the way with gap dropping to 2% – CEOs have the biggest gender gap of 31% – in Technology, gender gap has reversed in favour of women […]
Retention and Progression of women still needs to be addressed Despite significant investment and profile, corporate Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) remains a war of attrition, with women leading only 4% of the world’s largest banks, 3% of food processing companies and 6% of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies. In a recent white paper Chris Rowe, […]
Scope of the inquiry into use of NDAs Following its recent inquiry into sexual harassment in the workplace, which recommended that the Government should clean up the use of NDAs in sexual harassment cases, the Committee launches a new inquiry to look at the wider use of NDAs in cases where any form of harassment […]
For the last four years, companies in the USA have reported that they are highly committed to gender diversity. But that commitment has not translated into meaningful progress. Women continue to be vastly underrepresented at every level. For women of color, it’s even worse. Only about one in five senior leaders is a woman, and […]
Government failing to address the issue Following a 9 month inquiry into sexual harassment of women and girls in public, MPs have concluded that while the Government has pledged to eliminate sexual harassment of women and girls by 2030 under its international obligations, there is no evidence of any programme to achieve this. Moreover, sexual harassment […]
Half the appointments to board positions in the FTSE350 will have to be filled by women over the next two years Figures in this year’s Hampton-Alexander Review report, reveal that the companies which make up the FTSE100 index are on track to hit the 2020 target (women occupying one-third of Board places) with more than […]
Unique research identifies the barriers to diversity in portfolio management, what the industry is currently doing to improve diversity, and analyses what needs to be done to accelerate change. New Financial’s latest report, Diversity in Portfolio Management, looks at what it is about the asset management industry – and portfolio management specifically – that makes […]
Currently, in the UK, nine in ten households with dependent children have working parents. During 2018, over 10,000 male and female employees reported about their experiences, attitudes and aspirations in relation to balancing professional employment with personal caring responsibilities for both children and adults. The resulting Equal Lives report published by Santander UK in partnership […]
Start tackling the challenge by paying women fairly… A new global survey of women working in technology by IT software specialist Ivanti has found that 63 percent of women feel gender bias continues to damage their professional opportunities and undermine their work environments. Having suggestions dismissed, being constantly interrupted in meetings and being overlooked for […]
The majority of the UK’s largest companies have adopted policies on boardroom diversity but their reporting to stakeholders needs to improve. Research conducted for the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) by the University of Exeter Business School shows that only 15% of FTSE100 companies fully complied with the UK Corporate Governance Code’s provision on diversity reporting […]
If you're organising a conference this collection of Tweets highlights a number of inequalities and will help you make the panelists' and delegates' experience more equitable and enjoyable. Women … read now about Checklist for Conference Organisers
New research from the City of London Corporation shows that many people believe having integrity is critical to rebuilding trust in financial and professional services businesses. The City of London Corporation’s Business of Trust programme was launched in November 2017 and established five Civic Principles as foundations for increasing trust in business. Competence and Skills […]