equality

Financial services firm asks BAME communities to take part in ethnicity pensions gap survey

Interactive Investor is asking BAME communities to take part in a survey to explore pensions inequities

How organisations can use BlackRock’s discrimination case to improve their D&I

Two ex-BlackRock employees have said their experience at the firm was defined by racism and other acts of discrimination. Here’s what other organisations can learn from the scandal

The rise of pandemic-driven xenophobia: why we need to fight back

Threats to humanity, particularly the insidious nature of pandemics, increase xenophobic behaviour in humans. Why?

How aspiring females can achieve their first leadership role

Throughout history we have seen many powerful women across the world excel in leadership and demonstrate key characteristics that, if emulated and embraced, have the power to fundamentally change society for the better.

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

We must choose To challenge workplace gender bias

The stubborn workplace barriers to gender equality highlight why this year’s IWD #ChooseToChallenge theme is so important

Courage is a muscle – the Nokia approach to better diversity

The Best Place to Work for LGBT+ award and a high score on Bloomberg’s gender equality index are clear indications of global tech giant Nokia’s commitment to diversity and inclusion

iSAW launches LIFT to advance gender equality on a global scale

The platform will promote the advancement of women in business worldwide and contribute to closing the gender gap

Google’s Black Founders Fund could help plug finance gap

Google’s new fund for UK and European Black-led businesses could help remedy inequality issues in the funding world where white male entrepreneurs tend to receive the most external capital

Can Amazon’s small business bootcamp tackle racial inequality in entrepreneurship?

The e-commerce giant has been promoting itself as a small business supporter for a while – their new digital bootcamp promises the same for Black founders