Top companies mus t no longer skirt the issue of the glass ceiling for women, Lord Davies of Abersoch warned corporate Britain yesterday. 24th February 2011- His government-backed report on Women on Boards told the chairmen of elite FTSE 100 businesses that they should aim for at least a quarter of the faces round their …
19 February 2011 – At a grand City dinner last year hosted by one of the UK’s biggest companies, Lord Mervyn Davies of Abersoch gave an impassioned speech about the importance of having more female directors on top corporate boards. He could see for himself what he was up against. Not counting the waitresses, I …
February 11th 2011- The Independent on Sunday last week highlighted the higher risk that trafficked victims will face due to the Government’s woeful misunderstanding of the seriousness of trafficking in the UK, which will also be exacerbated by the Olympic Games. Additionally, the Government seems to ignore the rife exploitation of young girls by UK …
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31st January, 2011. It was confirmed that PricewaterhouseCoopers shall set targets for the number of women it employs as partners to allow women to break through the corporate glass ceiling. Whilst the outcome of Lord Davies’ report on the lack of women in the boardroom of FTSE companies has still to be published[1], PwC has …
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21st January, 2011. In the last few weeks, the media has been awash with the details of the recent imprisonment and prosecution of a sex-gang in Derby. Great emphasis has been placed on the process of grooming and the cultural ethnicity of the gang and the unequal view of women. There has certainly been much …
21st January, 2011. This week, Nick Clegg set forth the new flexi-time arrangements for leave from work for parents after the birth of a new baby. The plan he said “will move Britain away from an “Edwardian” system that causes suffering to women, men and children.” He made the announcement at the launch of a …
21st January, 2011. Following on from last week’s blog about the misleading survey, new research has come to light regarding employer’s attitudes to women with children. At first glance, it appears that a survey conducted by workplace provider Regus indicates a worrying new trend: employers appear reluctant to employ working mothers. In the study, they …
8th December, 2010. How often have you asked a prospective father, ‘So what are you going to do after the baby is born?’ Of all the things Ed Miliband has done – or hasn’t done – since he became leader, the best was to spend two weeks on paternity leave. I was astonished that crusty …
8th December,2010. Outside Tate Britain the limousines are parked four deep; engines hum as the chauffeurs await their charges. Inside the gallery the bosses swig champagne and scoff prawn tempura at a party hosted by one of the City’s leading PR firms. Many chairmen and chief executives of Britain’s blue-chip companies are here, attended by …
19th November,2010. A couple of weeks ago, I had the great privilege of attending a lunch at UCL which was hosted by Margaret Mountford. The lunch was attended by a number of women in leadership positions and yet sadly the subject of debate was women and the glass ceiling and the attrition of women at …
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