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How extending fathers’ parental leave will help address the paternity paradox

Chris Parke, CEO and Co-founder, Talking Talent, challenges businesses to tackle the paternity paradox and level the playing field for mothers and fathers at work.

Women in the automotive industry: Ford UK targeting the gender pay gap

Ford UK has diversity and inclusion firmly in its headlights, from enhanced maternity and paternity packages to diversity councils at local and national level.

Businesses should use Brexit as an opportunity to upskill workers

Brexit is causing a lot of change and unknown within businesses, which is causing employees to experience anxiety and stress. Businesses should counter this by upskilling their workers.

Eliminating discrimination one step at a time

Creating a fairer society where people are not treated differently because of the colour of their skin, their sex, gender, sexuality or religion is central to British values.
Protecting people from discrimination is central to achieving that, says the Commons Women and Equality Committee.

Lessons all professionals can learn from hugely successful immigrant women

The three things successful immigrant women have in common that can propel any aspiring workplace ‘outsider’.

Syncsort: championing D&I fuels tech innovation and business success

Dr Tendu Yogurtcu, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at software company Syncsort, explains how a love of mathematics set her on her chosen career in the technology industry.

Top 9 women founders leading the UK’s high-growth UK scale-ups

With female entrepreneurs overlooked by venture capitalists, the UKBAA nominates its top nine women founders of high-growth businesses.

How D&I is crucial to companies’ talent supply systems

Andrés Tapia, Senior Client Partner, global diversity and inclusion strategist and thought leader at Korn Ferry, discusses the importance of making a business case for D&I and the five-stage model for successful implementation.

5 reasons why businesses can’t afford to not be inclusive

Many businesses preach about the importance of being inclusive and everyone having a say in making decisions. Sometimes, however, reality doesn’t reflect this.

Snappy: gifting employees the perfect inclusive workplace environment

Hani Goldstein, CEO and Co-founder, shares some Snappy ideas on how to create a workplace culture of openness, acceptance, and one that cultivates forward-thinking ideas within a diverse workforce.