Sooner or later, every woman entrepreneur pitching for investment will encounter a similar experience. — [This article first featured in The House magazine, 6th June, 2022] They’ll be facing a sceptical line-up of, mainly male, VCs and one will turn to the other to chat about last night’s game. Now, there are many women who enjoy football and follow it avidly. Equally, there are many who don’t. That’s not the point though. When the football talk…

When I left university I became a transport planner, ensuring that the rail network in the UK operates as efficiently as possible, but I took a ten-year career break after having children. I began working flexibly around childcare as a fitness instructor, but when COVID arrived, the gyms closed and…

The Race Disparity Unit has today launched a public consultation on proposals to reform the Ethnicity facts and figures website. This work is to fulfil a commitment made in the Inclusive Britain Action Plan. What is Ethnicity facts and figures? Ethnicity facts and figures brings together ethnicity data from across government into a single, easily-accessed location…

Hear from mother, Arpinder Kaur Bansi, and daughter, Mandeep Bansi about their incredible careers and how the role models in their lives were so important to spur them on in their jobs to do amazing things. — “They empowered me to believe I can achieve anything” [Arpinder] I grew up on stories of how my parents fought for equality. I witnessed them striving to create a better life for themselves and their children. They encouraged me to aspire to greater things by looking at their achievements.

The Minister for Equalities’, Mike Freer MP, speech at the Stonewall Workplace Conference, 2022. Hello everyone, Thank you Nancy for welcoming me here today, it’s a pleasure to be able to speak to you all. I am the Equalities Minister, with specific responsibility for LGBT+ matters. Firstly, I am sorry…

With 100 days to go until the Safe To Be Me conference, Lord Herbert, the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy on LGBT+ Rights, sets out why he thinks it has the potential to be a groundbreaking moment that will bring positive change to LGBT+ communities across the globe. — Should we be optimistic that LGBT+ rights are steadily being advanced across the world, or worry that they are in retreat? The truth depends on where we look. …

Julianne Miles is the CEO of Women Returners, a consultancy, coaching and networking organisation which works with employers and career returners to enable professionals to return to work after an extended career break. — As the number of job vacancies across the UK reaches a 20 year high, and organisations are increasingly stating that diversity and inclusion is a priority, skilled and diverse candidates are still being shut out of opportunities.

“My name is Raisa, I’m 24 years old and I live in the Midlands! I have just completed a 4-year Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Maintenance apprenticeship with Jaguar Land Rover. — “I qualified this year and I work in the manufacturing facility where every vehicle built at Solihull gets painted and sealed. …

Every one of us has experienced the excitement of finding the right job. Reading through the advertisement, knowing it’s tailor made for you, excited to get stuck in and show off your skills. But then you see there’s no salary listed. Some people see that as a challenge; a chance to head to the negotiating table and ask for what they want. But for others, it means they end up receiving less than they are worth, and deserve.