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Are apprenticeships the key for diversity in accounting?

Here's why it's time to knock down some of the barriers to entry in accounting with more comprehensive apprenticeships and work placement schemes.

Legislation and Regulation

How should companies measure and report a gender pay gap?

New gender pay gap reporting legislation comes into force this April, which requires firms with 250 or more employees to publish information on how much they pay their staff to identify the salary gap between employees in the same job role. Here's what you need to know.

Human Resources

Talmix gives “McKinsey Mums” a leg up on competition

Over the last decade, half a million more women have entered self-employment. In management services, hiring independent consultants could help recalibrate gender ratios at work. Talmix founder and CEO, Daniel Callaghan explains.

Alternative Finance for Business

Is sexism the only thing holding female-led businesses back?

Men may secure far more venture capital funding than women to the tune of 12 to 1. But female-led businesses outperform others in raising capital through crowdfunding. Could this be the answer to getting more women into entrepreneurship?

Human Resources

Why getting more women into tech is more than a pipeline issue

UK diversity start-up, Structur3dpeople aims to take on the lack of gender diversity in technology using the power of the hashtag.

Leadership

Inspirational business leaders: Behaviour over bank balance

Start-up founders tend to choose role models based on their media profile. Here's why you should learn from the hard working women that get things done quietly and out of the limelight, rather than the media darlings.

Human Resources

“Don’t try to be a man” executive coach advises women in management

Despite over 40 years of legislation demanding equality in the workplace, men still out-earn women by close to £500,000 over the course of their career. However, executive coach Jayne Harrison says there has never been a better time to be a woman in the workforce. Here's why.

Human Resources

US election a “wake-up call” for women’s equality

Tomorrow marks Equal Pay Day in the UK, which, according to the Fawcett Society, is the date on which women stop earning in comparison to their male counterparts. With Trump at the helm of the United States, is equality for women just a pipe dream?

Human Resources

6 ways to counter a condescending boss

Close to half of all working women in Britain face this form of sexism. Here are six ways to deal with a patronising boss.

Human Resources

What employers need to know about the gender pay gap

Kate Palmer, head of advisory at Peninsula, explains how employers can break the cycle of underpaying female staff.

Human Resources

The UK’s embarrassing open secret: the gender pay gap

Despite the Equal Pay Act 45 years ago, women still earn less than men in Britain today. Yet naysayers insist that the pay gap has been sensationalised and blown out of proportion. We wade through the research to separate fact from couched sexism.

Venture Capital Funding

How women can break out of the gender box when raising funds

Estelle Lloyd, co-founder of a crowdfunded business, outlines how women in business need to break out of being pigeonholed.

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Partner content

Why upgrading your tech regularly will help your business grow

To run an optimal business, you must have optimal tech. We explain why you must upgrade your business technology on a regular basis

Accounting and Finance Software

Desktop vs cloud accounting: What to consider 

What are the key differences between desktop and cloud accounting software, and what should you consider when it comes to choosing a solution for your business

Accounting and Finance Software

Accounting and financial management software: What you need to know 

Fast-growth businesses need a solution that can cope with the demands of an ever-increasing volume of data, transactions, and tasks.

Opinion

Boosting confidence in outsourcing your customer service function to call centres in Africa

CCI Kenya discusses why outsourcing key of your business processes to call centres in Africa may be beneficial