Diversity

Investment: Firms should be open about LGBT+ recruitment

Creating an inclusive workplace is vital to retaining professionals, industry association says

Red Hat, the place female leaders’ IT dreams come true

We spoke to female leaders at Red Hat about their IT careers and how the software business encourages young girls into STEM roles. Next to open up is Head of Pre-Sales & Services Tech Domains, Tracy Corkett.

How women can overcome barriers in the advertising industry

Jan Gooding, chair of the LGBT rights charity Stonewall discusses sexist feedback, ageism and how to rise to the top in the male-dominated advertising industry.

Women in security on the up at specialists International SOS

International SOS’ very own ‘Carrie Mathison’ discusses women in security and how to attract and retain them.

Tech for good company launches £500,000 #RESET mental health fund

Nominet aims to use #RESET to improve the lives of one million people by targeting the UK’s leading mental health and youth charities.

How Red Hat helps young girls reach for tech gold stars

We spoke to female leaders at Red Hat about their careers and how the software business encourages young girls into STEM roles. First to share is Senior Software Engineer Rebecca Simmonds.

General Election 2019: rival parties set out plans to tackle gender pay gap

Labour pledges to accelerate measures to close the gender pay gap by 2030, while Lib Dems sets sights on ‘pink tax’.

UK PLC “still a long way” to go to hit Hampton-Alexander Review targets

Half of all directors appointed in 2020 would need to be female to reach targets set by Hampton-Alexander Review.

Evenbreak director named in UK’s Most Influential Disabled People list

Evenbreak director Jane Hatton, and author of A Dozen Brilliant Reasons to Employ Disabled People, is honoured on Shaw Trust’s Most Influential Disabled People list.

Purple Tuesday sees calls for online retailers to improve accessibility

Purple Tuesday awareness day highlights the shortcomings of online retailers’ inability to capture the spending power of disabled people.