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Why female engineering students leave the field

Female engineers are leaving an already male-dominated engineering field due to a culture that does not take them seriously.

Human Resources

Are tattoos really still taboo in the workplace?

Research reveals that tattoos are still seen as undesirable at many workplaces. Is this really still the case?

News

Is confidence enough to combat corporate sexism?

A new study reveals a third of British women feel more confident at work as a result of more female world leaders, but only 5 per cent note a crack in the glass ceiling. Is a confident female workforce enough to combat decades of corporate sexism?

News

The ‘motherhood penalty’ hits Britain hard

Two concurrent studies on the pay and promotion gap suggest a broken system for women in the corporate world

Human Resources

Why hiring minorities won’t help your diversity cause

China's booming rent-a-foreigner market may take tokenism to another level, but research shows hiring minority groups to make up numbers isn't enough.

Human Resources

Women too competitive at work, but not competitive enough

Women take competition at work too seriously and it could be damaging their careers, according to research from UCL School of Management, which may set gender representation back by 30 years. But how much of this is the systemic pigeon-holing of skilled, powerful women long before they're a 'threat' to the system?|Women take competition at work too seriously and it could be damaging their careers, according to research from UCL School of Management, which may set gender representation back by 30 years. But how much of this is the systemic pigeon-holing of skilled, powerful women long before they're a 'threat' to the system?

Legislation and Regulation

Can employers ban hijabs in the workplace?

Following the controversy over comments from ex-editor of The Sun, Kelvin MacKenzie, in relation to a Channel Four news presenter wearing a hijab and cases now reaching the European Court of Justice, Law At Work’s director of legal services Donald Mackinnon looks at  whether employers can ban employees from wearing Islamic head coverings|Following the controversy over comments from ex-editor of The Sun, Kelvin MacKenzie, in relation to a Channel Four news presenter wearing a hijab and cases now reaching the European Court of Justice, Law At Work’s director of legal services Donald Mackinnon looks at  whether employers can ban employees from wearing Islamic head coverings

News

Brexit and workplace diversity

The whole process of recruitment is a process of discrimination, argues author and diversity and inclusion expert, Stephen Frost. Here he outlines how a potential Brexit could affect diversity in recruitment.

Human Resources

Countering unconscious bias in corporate Britain

A quarter of female execs adopt "white" names to get hired. Growth Business speaks to Biju Menon, the man behind the UK's only ‘name-blind’ headhunting platform, Nottx.com, on how businesses can break this hiring barrier|A quarter of female execs adopt "white" names to get hired. Growth Business speaks to Biju Menon, the man behind the UK's only ‘name-blind’ headhunting platform, Nottx.com, on how businesses can break this hiring barrier

News

HSBC, Barclays and PwC big business winners at European Diversity Awards

Business leaders and organisations honoured at ceremony at London’s Natural History Museum

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Business leaders to be honoured at European Diversity Awards

Top c-suite executives competing for prizes along with businesses with the most diversity-focused policies and networks.

Human Resources

Wonder Woman worth less than Superman, says CMI

The Chartered Management Institute has identified factors including pay gaps, a weak talent pipeline and inadequate role models as challenges holding female managers back.

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