Diversity

CISO: Why the role is no longer about working in ‘black’ and ‘white’

In the first of two features, we explore why working in ‘black and white’ is no longer an option for Jadee Hanson, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and VP of Information Systems, at leading data loss protection company Code42.

Study highlights the lack of recognisable role models and women in STEM

UK workers in STEM struggle to name key role models in their industry and are more likely to recognise the Big Bang Theory’s Dr Sheldon Cooper over celebrated real-life scientists and mathematicians, highlights new research.

How to embrace Shared Parental Leave

Eight in 10 top UK companies paid men more than women in 2018.

Sutton Trust: education is the key to boosting social mobility

The Sutton Trust has helped push social mobility to the top of the political agenda. CEO James Turner reveals how the Trust is helping young people to aim high.

Managing workplace mental health: the power of high-quality training

Mental ill-health is responsible for almost 13% of all sickness absence days in the UK, while it has been shown that UK businesses could save up to £8 billion per year through better mental health wellbeing support in the workplace. Lottie Galvin from eLearning platform iHASCO explains how.

The single-mother conundrum: time for businesses to take note

With the number of single mothers in the workforce at its highest level since the initial years of this century, the question experts are asking is whether the trend is due to macroeconomic factors or true cultural change.

Business heavyweight Piers Linney named on EMpower’s Ethnic Minority Role Model List for the second year running

Business guru Piers Linney – who starred on TV’s Dragons’ Den – has been named in a list of high-flying role models from ethnic minority backgrounds.

My Bravest Year: tackling gender inequality in the tech industry

How female leaders in technology are learning to be brave, confident and more assertive to overcome gender inequality.

Purple Tuesday: businesses urged to open doors to billions held by disabled consumers

Businesses are being encouraged to register for Purple Tuesday to learn more about the purple pound – the spending power of disabled people and their families.

Businesses boost diversity in IT and cybersecurity to appeal to top staff

(ISC)2 study uncovers that 74% of businesses took action on diversity in the last two to five years in an effort to create a more appealing and inclusive workplace across age, gender and ethnicity.