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Disability bias and plastic waste: the startup fighting for double impact

MELIOR is a British startup that aims to employ people with disabilities. It is also producing sustainable products in an attempt to stem the UK’s plastic waste problem

Gender equality is a socio-economic issue and a human right

Governments need to intervene more to drive change, says Trisha De Borchgrave, a powerful advocate of global gender equality

Women in leadership: claiming the top with COO Alex Hatchman

Being a woman in leadership within a male-dominated industry is no small claim in the medical negligence sector

Mounting pressures fuel mental health crisis in the tech industry

Around 48% of CISOs say work stress has had a detrimental impact on their mental health. Here’s what employers can do about it?

Employers encouraged not to lose sight of gender equality amid crisis

Over two-thirds of UK workers would look for another job if there was an unfair gender pay gap at their company.

Gender bias in employment benefits holding back women in tech

Flexible working is the most-desired employment benefit for women in the tech industry, but the stigma attached is having a negative impact on work-life balance and career progression.

The rise of employees with caring responsibilities: how employers can help

Caring is overlooked in the workplace, but with a few changes, employers can support workers that have work and caring responsibilities.

A four day week is not the gender equality quick fix that it seems

In this weeks column, Julia Rampen explores proposals for a four day week and asks who benefits whilst inequalities in domestic life persist?