Gender Diversity

New Study Exposes UK Parenting Inequality as Working Mothers Continue to Carry the Load

Seven in 10 women with autoimmune disease say their careers have suffered, with many reducing hours or leaving work, reveals new survey.

New research shows that the true cost of gender pay inequality is likely to be far greater than many professionals realise.

As the world marks International Women’s Day 2026 under the theme “Rights. Justice. Action.”, 25 leaders from business, advocacy and global institutions share what still needs to change to achieve gender equality.

With global progress still slow, International Women’s Day 2026 is shifting the focus from awareness to action, and the workplace is at the centre of that change.

Women’s representation on UK boards remains at 43% of FTSE 350 roles, unchanged from last year, while top executive positions continue to be dominated by men.

The average woman is effectively working for 47 days of the year for free compared with the average man, according to new analysis by the TUC, as the UK’s union body warned that progress on closing the gender pay gap remains painfully slow.

L’Oréal Paris has announced that nominations for its 2026 Women of Worth cohort are now open.

More than 455,000 women exited the US workforce between in 2025 with childcare costs, inflexible work and structural inequality, driving the exodus, a new study has revealed.

Shareholder activists are increasingly targeting chief executives and women CEOs are paying a disproportionate price, reveals a new study.