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Key takeaways from the Global Gender Gap Report 2021

Despite the closing of the education gap for women, many are still shut out from tech roles

Hiring neurodiverse talent: why employer knowledge gaps prevail

Organisations are aware that neurodiverse hires are good for retention rates but lack of resources, knowledge gaps, and access to talent pipelines have stalled their efforts

Spring Budget 2021: the outcome for BAME entrepreneurs, women, and older apprentices

The policies revealed in the Spring Budget focused on business survival during COVID-19. But they could also protect and empower more underrepresented groups in business than it intended

Graduates get social media skills boost from industry leader

A London-based social media company is helping 100,000 university leavers and undergraduates develop the digital skills necessary to meet business demands following COVID-19

Could fintech review stimulate greater gender and race inclusion?

A UK fintech review wants to foster further growth by training and upskilling the sector’s future workforce which is good, as long as existing gender and racial inequalities are recognised

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

A global skills gap is on the horizon: are apprenticeships the answer?

More inclusive apprenticeships could be the answer to the world’s impending skills shortage, which according to the WEF is set to hit by 2030.

US investment firm holds corporates to account on inequality figures

A US investment manager is hitting corporates with resolutions to make them publish their gender and ethnicity pay gap data. Will their investors care?

Black Girl Finance: challenging the lack of ethnicity pay gap reporting

We all already know about the impact of gender pay gap but what happens when we add on the intersectionality of race?

Where is the progress towards equal pay for older women?

Despite being the generation to fight for the Equal Pay Act, pay equality is nowhere in sight for older women