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Equality of pay and flexible working important to women across the world

Thumbs up or thumbs down? New research from Starling Bank, reveals that the gender pay gap is present in 2019 across all but one industry – skilled agricultural workers, such as senior farmers and landscape designers. The remaining 25 industries analysed revealed men to be consistently occupying more of the higher paid jobs within these […]

Unpaid housework of 26 hours per week equals £11k per annum

Whilst the number of women in employment is at its highest rate since records began, research by thinkmoney has uncovered that unfortunately, all isn’t as it seems. After analysing the working patterns of Brits, their research has revealed that women make up two-thirds of all part-time roles. With part-time roles limiting employees progression, financial independence […]

It’s time to call an end to sexual harassment in the City

In this article, Kaajal Nathwani, Senior Associate, Employment Law, Curwens LLP gives an overview of the law in relation to sexual harassment. #Metoo Since the Harvey Weinstein scandal broke in October 2017, the #MeToo hash tag continues to trend across social media on a global scale revealing the widespread prevalence of sexual discrimination and harassment in […]

Lack of confidence affects men as well as women

A global survey of 250 employees by professional training company Roar Training has revealed that 71% of employees have turned down opportunities due to lack of confidence. What’s more the research found that 51% of employees have turned down public speaking opportunities because they were worried about their performance and 16% of have even said […]

Over half of mothers change jobs after maternity leave

Women are a key part of a growing contingent workforce of freelancers, consultants and part-timers. Despite numerous government policies to attract more mothers back into the workplace, retention is still a significant struggle. To find out why this is the case, John Williams, Head of Marketing at Instant Offices, explores how employers can tackle retention […]

Gender parity will not be attained this century says WEF

None of us will see gender parity in our lifetimes, and nor likely will many of our children. That’s the sobering finding of the Global Gender Gap Report 2020, which reveals that gender parity will not be attained for 99.5 years. Why gender parity matters Gender parity has a fundamental bearing on whether or not […]

Insuring Women’s Futures, the 6 Moments that Matter

Insuring Women’s Futures is a voluntary, market-led programme established under the Chartered Insurance Institute to improve women’s financial resilience. It brings together a cross-section of business leaders, experts and influencers drawn from policy, regulation, academia and the third sector to support making lasting change. For the past three years, these contributors have shared their insights, […]

Step-change needed for women in senior leadership roles

This year’s Hampton Alexander Review, published today shows the strongest year of progress since targets were first set in 2011: FTSE 100 on track to reach the 33% target for women on boards ahead of the 2020 deadline o FTSE 250 made strong gains during the year and with sustained effort, will also meet the […]

Workplace stress that is deemed as excessive, affects the mental health of 89% of UK employees

One in every eight company employees in the UK has taken time off work for stress in the last year. Conducted by the Dolan Contractor Group, experts in contractor payroll and accountancy, the Stress in the Workplace study gathered responses from employees of 140 companies across the UK. Respondents were asked about the causes of […]

Public Affairs industry should take women as seriously as men

Inaugural WiPA survey reveals there is still more to do. Research published by Women in Public Affairs (WiPA) and Opinium Research reveals that the Public Affairs industry isn’t working for many women. WiPA is calling on the industry to do more. 1 in 4 (27%) women in the sector say they have experienced sexual harassment […]