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An overview of news, trends and research in the category Diversity in the UK:

Women aspiring executive roles face structural barriers, finds Bain study Women continue to be under-represented in the top tier echelon of the business world, making up less than 5% of CEO roles at large US corporates.
22 February 2017
HeForShe and PwC launch online course for gender equality education To support people to better understand the benefits of gender equality as well as the costs of inequality, HeForShe and PwC recently launched the ‘Building Gender IQ’ online course.
28 October 2016
Accenture and READ join forces to empower rural Indian women Accenture and READ India have partnered to launch a READ Centre, a hub which will provide the Bagepalli region in India with a range of services.
07 October 2016
Study: CEO positions at top US firms are out of women's reach A new study reveals that 5% of CEO positions and 12% of CFO positions at the top 1,000 companies in the US are in the hands of women.
28 September 2016
Organisations are expanding benefits offered by parental leave policies The changing demands of employees is, alongside the growing battle for talent and the continued drive for good employership, spurring corporates globally to improve their HR strategies around child c
27 September 2016
Grant Thornton celebrates the success of social mobility measures Social mobility remains an issue in the UK, with many of society’s top roles filled by those from a background of privilege.
26 September 2016
Financial services should work harder to retain female talent Several studies have in recent years shown that the top ranks of the financial services industry face a lack of women.
16 August 2016
Accenture supports Transition and Talent Programme for US veterans Accenture Federal Services has joined forces with Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, to offer US veterans a Career Skills Program.
29 July 2016
PwC promotes 61 partners, 17 women to bridge diversity gap PwC has promoted 61 new equity partners – the most ever in one sitting. Of the new partners, 28% are women, reflecting the firm’s commitment to reducing inequality at its top.
07 July 2016
Financial services still run by old boys, as women step out to care Gender disparity within the business world remains a seemingly intractable problem, with slow progress towards parity at the top.
21 June 2016
Big 4 PwC ditches formal dress code for staff in Australia PwC Australia has done away with its formal dress sense, to be replaced by staff judgement in relation to their work situation.
17 June 2016
9 ways to improve gender balance in the boardrooms of retailers For decades, and still today, retailers in the UK face a lack of gender balance in boardrooms.
13 June 2016
Deloitte UK promotes 80 partners, of which 24 are women Deloitte UK has promoted 80 new partners, including 24 women.
10 June 2016
Life sciences needs to better address gender gap to succeed The life sciences industry is undergoing disruption as new business models arise to meet changing stakeholder expectations.
25 May 2016
5 tactics to cultivate a pipeline of qualified female executives From the glass ceiling to the glass cliff, the advancement of women to senior management positions is an issue that has long been dissected, discussed and debated.
16 May 2016
Accenture provides transparency in diversity of its US workforce Diversifying the workforce remains a key priority for hundreds of corporations and businesses, including Accenture.
13 May 2016
French startup founders mostly educated young males Startup founders in France are predominantly male, master's degree holders and between the age 25-34, a new study finds.
10 May 2016
Female entrepreneurs can add 95 billion in GVA to UK economy Entrepreneurs create considerable value for the UK economy. Yet, like in many other sectors, consider disparity exists between males and females launching new endeavours.
26 April 2016
International assignment key to diversity female leadership 20% of financial services’ overseas assignments are filled by women, even while a majority are keen to take on such an assignment.
04 April 2016
Family businesses may boon from women in management The succession of the family business remains a perceived issue for women in line, many of whom believe that males in the family are expected to do the job.
31 March 2016
Improved gender parity boosts financials of Utility companies Gender parity has been, in a number of recent academic and industry reports, correlated with improved business performance in several industries.
15 March 2016
East European history creates gender balance in business The global average number of women within mid-market company senior management remains relatively low at 24%, while 33% had no women at all in senior management.
10 March 2016
Digital fluency can accelerate transition to gender parity Improving digital fluency among women improves gender equality.
08 March 2016
Female leaders outperform men in social and soft skills New research by Korn Ferry Hay Group reveals that women score higher than men on nearly all emotional intelligence competencies, except emotional self-control, where no gender differences are observe
08 March 2016
MCA and consulting firms launch gender disparity research The Management Consultancies Association and She’s Back have announced a collaborative effort with PwC, Accenture, IBM, KPMG and PA Consulting Group to get to the bottom of the issue of gender dispar
02 March 2016
Accenture and STEMettes host 'Girls in STEM' event Today Accenture and STEMettes once again are organising one of the largest UK events dedicated to girls, ‘Girls in STEM’, to stimulate them to pursue a career in science, technology, engineering and
28 January 2016
Stonewall names 5 consulting firms top LGBT employer Business advisory firms Accenture, EY, IBM, KPMG and PwC have been recognised as top LGBT employer by lesbian, gay and bisexual rights charity Stonewall for providing equality on the work floor and s
22 January 2016
Mercer: Female representation at managerial level lags Women still face considerable barriers at almost all levels of business. Globally, 38% of professionals are female, with stepwise decreases across higher ranks, research by Mercer shows.
04 January 2016
18 advisories Best Place to Work for LGBT Equality Eighteen consulting firms have been recognised as leaders in the area of workplace equality for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) employees by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation by scor
22 December 2015
McKinsey supports Facebook with TechPrep initiative The lack of diversity within the US tech industry is a well-known phenomenon, which according to research has a negative impact on economy and society.
15 December 2015
Accenture partners with Code.org and Hour of Code Yesterday the Hour of Code campaign kicked off as part of the Computer Science Education Week , a global initiative with the aim of stimulating millions of students globally to follow a one-hour intr
08 December 2015
Deloitte integrates gaming in apprenticeship selection In a bid to increase the diversity of backgrounds, Big Four professional services firm Deloitte has launched a new tool to select and assess young minds.
30 November 2015

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