City of London defends Hampstead ponds trans policy in court Legal The City of London Corporation is defending allowing trans women to use female spaces at Hampstead Heath ponds, after it was accused by a feminist charity of compromising “privacy, dignity and a sense of safety”. The charity Sex Matters is challenging the Square Mile authority’s rules the grant access to facilities at the North London [...]
Complaints against barristers’ social media conduct more than double Legal Complaints against barristers’ conduct on social media to the bar watchdog have more than doubled, largely driven by online commentary about the Gaza conflict and gender rights. In its 2025/26 report, the Bar Standards Board, which oversees over 18,000 English and Welsh barristers, said it assessed 279 complaints of social media conduct over the past [...]
Why are women leaving the tech industry twice as fast as men? Opinion Women have the skills and ambition to stay in tech, but too many hurdles are forcing them out, writes Vanessa Vallely in today's Notebook
That women ‘lack confidence to invest’ is a lazy answer to a major problem August 26, 2026 Explaining away the gender investment gap as a matter of confidence has shifted responsibility away from the industry and onto women.
‘Ultrasound cakes’ help fuel sales surge at London-listed Cake Box June 30, 2026 A surge in demand for ‘ultrasound cake’ has helped drive record sales at one of the UK’s biggest bakeries. Cake Box, which operates hundreds of stores across the UK, posted a 9.3 per cent rise in organic turnover to £45.9m for the year to end March as the firm set its sights on opening dozens [...]
Women’s health strategy won’t end medical misogyny – but the markets could April 18, 2026 The government's new women’s health strategy is good policy, but it will not close the health gap. That's where the City comes in.
Labour’s branding of ambition as ‘masculine’ is a disturbing revelation March 11, 2026 New Labour guidelines telling businesses to rid their job ads of 'masculine' terms like 'ambitious' is sending completely the wrong message.
Accountancy firms lag behind legal firms in gender equality at top level March 3, 2026 The UK accountancy sector is lagging in diversifying its leadership, with only half of firms having at least one woman at the board or partnership level. According to data exclusively shared with City AM by Lubbock Fine, UK accountancy firms are lagging behind legal firms in the proportion of women at the senior level. The [...]
How sport can take tackle Gen Z’s problem with gender polarisation October 21, 2025 Gender is as becoming as divisive as race, politics and economics among but sport can play its part in fixing a growing problem among Gen Z, writes Matt Readman. It’s been 25 years since Nelson Mandela famously said that sport could “unite people in a way that little else does”. While sport has sometimes mirrored social [...]
In defence of crying at work July 7, 2025 Was Rachel Reeves really too emotional, or have we just got a gender issue when it comes to leadership, Anne Francke asks.