18 women share what feminism means to them this International Women’s Day March 8, 2024 18 women share what feminism means to them this International Women's Day
IWD: Who are the four FTSE 100 firms with both female CEOs and CFOs? March 8, 2024 Out of the 100 companies in the FTSE, only 10 have a female CEO, compared to 24 CFOs. 14 of the female CFOs have been in their current role for less than two years, data from AJ Bell revealed.
Ban NDAs used to ‘cover up’ sexual harassment in the City, MPs urge March 8, 2024 Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) that have been “misused” to “cover up” sexual harassment in the Square Mile should be banned, MPs have urged, in a damning set of findings on sexism in the financial services industry.
It’s not up to women to negotiate up their salaries, it’s up to bosses to pay fairly March 8, 2024 The gender pay gap robbed me of £20,000 As a leader, I won’t let it happen to my team, writes Elizabeth Ames.
Forget International Women’s Day, what we really need is investment March 8, 2024 The Chancellor’s U-turn on angel investment rules was a good start, but men are still 48 times more likely to secure VC funding than women and the needle is barely moving, says Emma Sinclair With little fanfare, a law came into force at the end of January that provided yet another blow for women-led businesses [...]
‘Do you want to be an astronaut?’: Baroness Sue Campbell on power of women’s football March 8, 2024 Baroness Campbell reflects on eight years running women's football at the FA.
‘Men stop behaving like children when women are around’ – 16 women in hospitality on International Women’s Day March 7, 2024 This IWD we decided to hand over our pages to some of the amazing women who are blazing a trail in the world of food, drink and hospitality
UK’s gender investment gap now bigger than the entire GDP of Argentina March 7, 2024 The gap between the amount invested by men and women widened again this year to £567bn, £54bn more than last year and largely due to young men investing far more than young women. Only nine per cent of women aged 18-24 invest, compared to 22 per cent of young men, research conducted by Boring Money [...]
Women now have the means to invest, so why aren’t they? March 6, 2024 Susannah Streeter takes the Notebook pen ahead of this year's International Women's Day to talk about the gender investment gap.
The gender pay gap: Are we approaching it wrong? February 12, 2024 Are companies approaching the gender pay gap in the correct way and can it be tackled in a more effective way?