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?
If you actually care about the pay gap, stop gender-washing boards with non-executives December 20, 2023 Most employers genuinely care about gender pay disparity, but putting women on boards is not enough to bridge the gap, writes Jess Tomkinson
Sexism in the City: London investment and insurance firms still struggling with gender pay gap, MPs told November 15, 2023 The financial sector continues to struggle with a gender pay gap and lack of female representation at senior levels, trade body representatives have told MPs
Gender pay gap barely budges in past year while wage growth reaches record annual levels November 1, 2023 The gender pay gap for full-time workers has barely changed over the past year, new figures suggest.
Revealed: The hidden cost of ignoring women’s health in the workplace October 25, 2023 The fear of hindering career growth and being forced to leave the workforce prematurely are among the top concerns for women.