diversity & equality in business
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Labour leads drive for equality impact assessment of Tory policiesLib Dems, SNP and Green MPs co-sign letter as Labour analysis shows women continue to bear brunt of austerity -
Camelot mulls £10k-a-month-for life lottery prize to attract youngUK national lottery operator considers shift in focus to entice younger generation wanting to get on to housing ladder
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EU to push for 40% quota for women on company boardsProposals from European commission would compel businesses to positively discriminate when hiring new executives until quota is reached -
Gender pay gap widening for women in their 20s, data showsFigures show gap in age group is five times greater than six years ago, with some women starting careers worse off than male counterparts
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Number of senior women in Britain's boardrooms unchanged in 10 yearsProportion of women in influential non-executive roles is just 8%, compared with 6% a decade ago, according to Cranfield School of Management
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opinion & analysis
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We pressed pause the day we had to leave Syria. The shock never goes awayWar has shattered our society and put our lives on hold. Now we women are demanding that our voices are heard in building peace in our damaged country
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Like Paddington Bear, Marks & Spencer’s good intentions are often frustrated by events – in its case, tough trading conditionsM&S tries to reinvent itself – but things are always happening to it
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The desperate inequality behind global tax dodgingNearly 10% of the world’s wealth is held offshore by a few individuals, writes economics professor Gabriel Zucman
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Social impactSocial impactHow can companies cut the UK's class pay gap?Professionals from poorer families earn almost £7,000 less per year than those from wealthier backgrounds, despite businesses claiming to act on social mobility
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Financial inclusionFinancial inclusionThe unbanked: stop catering for the middle classes and open up to the worldGrand plans to get a further 2 billion people in the formal financial system sound impressive, but scepticism abounds
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Pensions Millennials will have similar pensions to baby boomers, says report