May News Archive

Former BP head Lord Browne: Business world 'intolerant of homosexuality'

31st May 2012

Posted by Richard McKenna

Lord Browne, the former chief executive of BP, has urged businesses to do more to end the discriminat...

Milburn calls for professions to widen talent pool

30th May 2012

Posted by Richard McKenna

Medical schools should make it easier for students from poorer backgrounds to study medicine in order...

Half of women have suffered sexual harassment in the workplace, study finds

29th May 2012

Posted by Rachel Krys

Over half of all female of employees have suffered some form of sexual harassment in the workplace, new r...

EHRC: Appointment process hindering gender diversity on boards

28th May 2012

Posted by Richard McKenna

The manner and criteria by which company executives and headhunters recruit new board members is hamp...

Firms making effort to diversify boards, but more female executive still needed, says Deloitte

28th May 2012

Posted by Rachel Krys

The majority of UK companies are making efforts to improve the gender, race and cultural diversity of the...

Government equality strategy 'paying off'?

25th May 2012

It's been 15 months since the government published its equality strategy Building a Fairer Britain and since then its efforts a...


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