WEF launches anti-racism workplace coalition
New World Economic Forum coalition commits to improving racial and ethnic justice in the workplace
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Some leadership traits can boost a company, others can make it sink, says new study
Common leadership traits can impact their wider organisation for the better or worse
Organisation goes remote to solve journalism’s diversity issue
A mentorship scheme for journalists has gone online during lockdown. Will it help open up the sector to BAME and working-class candidates?
New hire shows corporate interest in D&I roles
DEI leader Channing Martin Jones joins software provider CSG following a year of growth for the global diversity job economy
LGBT inclusion should come from leadership
100 business leaders have been noted for their passionate commitment to LGBT+ rights at work
Bias in recruitment: over-50s three times more likely to be long-term unemployed
Centre for Ageing Better warns that attitudes towards the over-50s risk them being shut out of employment
Career mentorship platform targets graduates from diverse institutions
Industry leaders are joining a platform to offer career advice to underrepresented graduates
Dearth of female STEM students fuels skills gap
More female role models in the STEM industry are needed to plug the gender and skills gap at work
Ethnic minority leaders get a “reboot” from new digital campaign
A new digital campaign invites allies to join ethnic minority leaders in workplace diversity and inclusion discussions
Majority of working mothers have been refused furlough
More than 70% of working mothers who asked to be furloughed for childcare reasons since schools shut have been refused
