Melinda French Gates: Billionaires Aren’t a Monolith Age: 60 years old (born August 15, 1964) Businesses: Pivotal, Moment of Lift Books, former Co-chair of the Gates Foundation Height: 5 feet 6 inches (168 cm) Net Worth: Approximately £5.4 billion ($6.5 billion) Spouse: Divorced from Bill Gates (2021) Melinda French Gates believes billionaires shouldn’t be viewed as a single entity and […]
A new study by communications firm Mattison Public Relations on the gender pay gap has revealed that only one of the fifty highest paid directorships on the board of the UK’s FTSE 100 companies is held by a woman. The survey found Emma Walmsley, CEO of pharmaceuticals giant GlaxoSmithKline, is the only female representative on […]
Danni Rush, Chief Operating Officer at Virgin Incentives and Virgin Experience Days and Virgin Experience Gifts, speaks about the importance of celebrating and supporting the LGBTQ+ community all year round. The annual celebration of Pride Month shows how far society has come. Not only does Pride highlight the struggles of the LGBTQ+ community and its […]
The worst thing you can do for diversity is to do nothing. If your company is anything like the average, you have serious representation issues at all levels. You are likely paying men more than women. You are not recognising the work of women, and especially women of colour, when it comes to promotions. Your […]
Do employers consciously discriminate based on names? Of course some may, but a majority would be shocked if they were told that they do. A lot of discrimination is unconscious, but it exists, nonetheless. The fact is that while organisations want to attract and retain the best people, amidst a global struggle for talent, many […]
Steve Butler, CEO of Punter Southall Aspire, shares his experience of building an inclusive workplace. Within my own organisation, we have been on a journey of trial and effort over recent years. It is safe to say we still have a long way to go, and the diversity statistics do not tell the story I […]
Liza Chong, CEO of The Index Project, discusses the lack of diversity in the investment industry and explains why it's time for change. It is no secret that the investment industry has a problem with diversity. Women make up only 14% of fund managers worldwide, a figure that remains shockingly unchanged since 2000. Despite efforts […]
Chris Dyer, founder and CEO of PeopleG2, explains how remote working supports disability inclusion whilst simultaneously boosting your businesses' potential for success. Tap into new talent pools Adopting a remote work model offers employers a greatly increased talent pool to draw from, a significant advantage in today's ultra-competitive labour market. Not only can you consider […]
However, for the world’s women leaders, this presents a frustrating conflict. Research from 2018 described how “paradoxical tensions exist between agency and communion because they are associated with distinct, and at times conflictual, cognition, behaviour, and motivation.” In short, says the research, you must be both warm and nice AND competent and tough. A 1998 […]
Under the Equality Act 2010, it’s unlawful to discriminate against employees because of a ‘protected characteristic’, such as religion or a philosophical belief.
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