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The gender pension gap widens for women in their twenties

Women in their twenties will have to work 37 more years than men to achieve income parity

Jane Craven and her mission to “remove stereotypes from tech”

Tech veteran and EPOS Sales Director Jane Craven has experienced her fair share of gender discrimination over the years. Now she wants to help those like her break through

Growing diversity on FTSE 100 boards except the top jobs

Ethnic minority representation on FTSE 100 boards is growing this year but “progress remains slower in the key functional roles of boards” according to new data from the Parker Review

Talent acquisition and retention is key at EY

Ahead of our Talent Acquisition and Retention Summit Joanne Conway, Deputy Head of D&I, EY, shares why it’s so important to get it right

Confidence gaps and “systematic issues” bar women (and women of colour) from leadership roles

In yesterday’s online event, participants discussed the barriers holding women back from leadership roles in the tech industry

IWD: Choosing to challenge gender inequality at fletchers Solicitors

Alex Hatchman, CEO of Fletchers Solicitors, knows what it’s like to be a female leader in a male-dominated industry such as law

Self-doubt holds women back from entrepreneurial careers says study

Men remain more likely than women to start their own businesses while the women who do decide to become entrepreneurs are failing to apply for scale-up loans as they think they’ll be turned down

IWD 2021 – ‘Choose to Challenge’ sets the tone for progress

This year’s Internal Women’s Day theme #Choose To Challenge’ asks us all to analyse, question and adapt to achieve greater gender equality

Why International Women’s Day 2021 should be about allyship

Various socio-political movements have altered the meaning of International Women’s Day where intra and extra female support is required to stimulate long-term change and create real equality

Could more women in STEM roles solve the sustainability crisis?

Gender equity non-profit WISE thinks more women in STEM roles could fill the 250,000 new jobs provided by Johnson’s ‘green economy’, but educational institutions and employers must get involved