Women and Gen X are feeling blue on their finances for 2026 Personal Finance UK adults have reported feeling upbeat about their finances for the year ahead, but women and Gen X do not share the positive sentiment. Six in ten adults said they felt positive about their financial situation going into 2026, maintaining last year’s results and up from the 52 per cent reported in 2024, according to [...]
Nigel Farage criticises DEI and says men ‘sacrifice’ more for jobs than women Politics Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has criticised diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies and argued men “sacrifice their family lives” for their careers more than women. Speaking at an event in Parliament, the MP for Clacton-on-Sea argued that more men used to be at the top of boardrooms because “the country was white men”. Addressing [...]
FTSE 100: Women on boards reaches almost 45 per cent Business FTSE 100 firms are making steps towards greater female representation with a new report revealing that 44.7 per cent of board seats are going to women. However, progress was much slower for executive positions, with women making up only 32.7 per cent of FTSE 100 executive committee roles, according to the latest FTSE Women Leaders [...]
AllBright: London’s women-only members’ club rescued February 3, 2025 A deal to buy the assets of AllBright, the women-only members’ club in London, out of administration has been announced. A Cain International company has acquired the assets after the networking and events business entered administration last week. The deal has been agreed for an undisclosed sum but the fee is expected to be revealed [...]
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.
Hourglass in City highlights ‘painfully’ slow progress closing gender investment gap May 14, 2024 Female Invest has launched a new campaign to start the conversation about equality in the square mile.