Record 150,000 new firms founded by women last year, Natwest report reveals February 22, 2023 A record 150,000 new firms were founded by women last year, according to a major review by Natwest chief executive Dame Alison Rose. New figures outlined in the Rose Review Progress Report for 2022 show female entrepreneurs started twice as many companies last year as they did in 2018, despite the challenging economic environment. There [...]
Exclusive: London beats New York to be crowned best city for female entrepreneurs – but concerns raised over tech deficit January 26, 2023 London has overtaken New York and San Fransisco as the best city in the world for female entrepreneurs after startups grew at a “colossal” rate during the pandemic, City A.M. can exclusively reveal. The 2023 Women Entrepreneur Cities (WE Cities) Index, compiled with Dell Women’s Entrepreneur Network (DWEN), showed the capital ranked top against 55 [...]
Six facts you may not know about gender and blindness October 24, 2022 | City Talk Women make up 55% of the world’s visually impaired, that is around 609 million women. Women are 12% more likely to develop some form of visual impairment and have 8% higher chances of becoming entirely blind compared to men. As women’s life expectancies are longer, they are more likely to develop age-related eye problems such [...]
Govt does not embrace gender neutrality as all new public buildings in UK will have separate male and female toilets July 5, 2022 All new public buildings to have separate male and female toilets, the government has announced. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities confirmed the move on Monday, citing “safety concerns” raised by some women over the rise in “gender neutral” facilities. The approach follows a call for evidence which gathered a wide range of [...]
Female FTSE 100 directors earn 74 per cent less than male counterparts July 4, 2022 Female FTSE 100 directors earn 74 per cent less than their male counterparts, with an average pay of £245,000 compared to £935,000, research by Mattison Public Relations found. Women make up 14 per cent of the FTSE 100 board executives, with 34 of the 238 executive positions on FTSE 100 boards. They get an average 4 per [...]
Google settles lawsuit for $118m over claims it ‘systematically’ underpaid female employees June 13, 2022 Google has agreed to pay $118m (£96m) to settle a class-action lawsuit brought forward by four of its former employees over claims the tech giant “systemically” underpaid 15,500 of its female employees. The Silicon Valley firm will also bring in an independent labour economist to analyse its pay practices to ensure female workers are not [...]
EU set to introduce quota for women on company boards to boost equality June 7, 2022 The EU is gearing up to approve a groundbreaking quota for women on company boards as the continent strives for greater equality at its top companies.
Closing the gap: gender lens investing and the future of finance May 31, 2022 | City Talk Public perception of gender equality issues runs in a repetitive cycle. We’ve all seen it. A scandal breaks out, or a study discovers yet another damaging disparity. Think pieces are written, hands are wrung, and companies promise to do better. Then the public’s attention moves on until another cycle starts. Actual change comes very slowly, [...]
More than 50 per cent of FTSE 350 board appointments in 2021 were women April 19, 2022 More than 50 per cent of board appointments to FTSE 350 firms last year were women, bringing the gender ratio closer to an even split. New figures from recruitment company MBS, show boardrooms are becoming more equal places, with a gain of 200 women in 2021, and men constituting 75 per cent of those having [...]
Tara Cemlyn-Jones takes aim at the gender gap March 16, 2022 | City Talk This article first appeared in ICAS’ CA magazine. Fintech specialist and former investment banker Tara Cemlyn-Jones co-founded the 25×25 initiative with a target of 25 female FTSE 100 CEOs by 2025. She talks to Lysanne Currie about the progress made and the critical role of data. Just over two years ago, prior to pandemic lockdowns, a [...]