Businesses are bracing for trans policy rewrites Business Campaigners and watchdogs say the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on trans inclusion in the Equality Act brought clarity. But for bosses, the topic is likely to become even more of a minefield, says Ali Lyon. Ever since her appointment as chair of the UK’s human rights watchdog in 2020, Baroness Falkner has been convinced that [...]
When it comes to women’s safety, Sadiq Khan cares only for optics Opinion Women are done with platitudes, Sadiq Khan must make London safer if he is to prove he cares about women's safety, writes Aaron Newbury.
Excluding women in defence is costing business Opinion Western defence has made massive strides, but the sector has a massive gender problem - and it's costing business, writes Naomi Hulme.
The investment gap in healthcare is making women sick March 8, 2025 Underinvestment in women’s healthcare has real-world consequences that we can no longer ignore, writes Jessica Espinoza.
How have women’s pensions fared over the last 100 years? March 4, 2025 This year marks 115 years of International Women's Day, but how have women's pensions changed in that time?
AIM-listed companies stall on gender diversity February 11, 2025 AIM-listed companies have been accused of having their “head in the sand” when it comes to ensuring gender diversity on company boards after new research revealed representation to have stalled. The number of women holding directorships in AIM companies remained at one in six over the last year, according to an annual gender diversity report [...]
Want to fix the gender pay gap? Pay women more November 11, 2024 The ONS‘ latest report reveals that the gender pay gap has decreased, albeit it at a glacially slow pace. While many commentators are hailing the results as a monumental shift in the balance for fair pay, Dr Nahla Khaddage Bou-Diab says that corporate initiatives backed by many of the City’s big players are slowing down progress The [...]
Violence against girls and women in the City is all of our business October 14, 2024 Last year, over one million violent crimes against women and girls were recorded in England and Wales: 20 per cent of all police recorded crime. Shocking as they are, these stats are just the tip of the iceberg as we know over 75 per cent of domestic abuse crime goes unreported. The national rise in [...]
AIBU? Mumsnet can sway the election June 13, 2024 Mumsnet is a political power player, and its Manifesto shows it knows it. But its drift to the left reflects a wider gender gap in politics, writes Anna Moloney.
Do we really still need the Women’s Prize for Fiction? For God’s sake yes! June 4, 2024 The Women's Prize will crown its 29th winner next week, but do we still need such a prize in 2024, asks Anna Moloney.