gender inequality

Another strike against gender inequality in Switzerland

Despite being one of the wealthiest countries in the world, Switzerland must do more to improve gender equality. Recent protests demonstrate just how little progress has been made in recent years

Equality Check is helping to close the economic gender gap – here’s how

Businesses currently lack the tools and motivation to create gender-equal workplaces. Equality Check, a platform that aims to boost transparency around unconscious gender bias, will help kick-start a global shift towards gender parity

Kingfisher CEO steps down as profits nosedive

Kingfisher CEO Véronique Laury will leave her post at the DIY conglomerate imminently, reducing the number of female CEOs in the FTSE 100 to just five

Taking the sting out of queen bees

For decades, women in positions of authority have been labelled ‘queen bees’ for purportedly undermining their female colleagues. Courtney Goldsmith digs deeper into the stereotype and the culture that continues to support it

Women rally on the US' Equal Pay Day to demand an end to the gender pay gap. In 2017, women in the US earned 82% of what men did

How far are we from closing the gender pay gap?

It is estimated that it will take more than 200 years to close the gender pay gap, but it may take even longer in developing countries and for ethnic minorities

Google employee fired for circulating “anti-diversity manifesto”

Google has taken action against engineer James Damore for circulating a memo arguing that women are biologically less suited to succeeding in tech and leadership roles

Awards Supplement 2024

The European CEO awards 2024 have now been announced, presenting our pick of the CEOs, companies and campaigns leading their sectors.