diversity & equality in business
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HSBC, Barclays, RBS and Lloyds among financial companies vowing to increase efforts to get more women into senior roles
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Three-quarters of pregnant women and new mothers experience discrimination at work, study says
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All jobs should be flexible by default to better support working mothers, says the women and equalities select committee
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Head of major ad agency Gustavo Martinez left ‘by mutual agreement’ after suit alleged he made ‘racist and sexist comments … and other unlawful conduct’
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Female apprentices lower-paid and underrepresented in sectors such as engineering, fuelling fears of a skills gap
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The second dotcom boom may seem like a way for money to flow from older, richer people to talented young entrepreneurs. But it’s not worked out that way
in depth
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About half of the US’s 1.5m internships each year offer experience and connections but no pay, shutting out many potential workers
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Scheme offers young people money towards house deposits or repaying loans in return for moving to places such as Detroit or Kansas
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Life is far from hedonistic for most as tight budgets collapse with one cough of a car engine and dreams of property are weighed against the price of a takeout
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Privacy experts raise concerns about data collected through employer wellness programs, which they say have potential to become surveillance programs
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The radical idea of handing cash to citizens regardless of whether they work has taken root in Europe. Now America’s tech elite is backing the concept – but why?
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Microfinance is a booming industry in neighbours India and Bangladesh, but has had a slower rise in Pakistan
opinion & analysis
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Gender equality was the radical promise of the 1916 rebellion. The reality was very different
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Each of us earns over $665K a year. We can afford to give more to help children in poverty, the homeless and people on low incomes
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Social injustice on an unprecedented scale, massive inequities and loss of trust in elites define our political moment – and rightly so
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Social impactSocial impactWhat is your experience of getting older and working? Share your storiesSome people want to retire early; others are already working beyond retirement age because of financial needs. Tell us your experiences of getting older in the workforce
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Financial inclusionFinancial inclusionIs more funding the answer to Pakistan's struggling microfinance sector?Microfinance is a booming industry in neighbours India and Bangladesh, but has had a slower rise in Pakistan
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Money & feminismMoney & feminism'Pink taxes': higher expenses for women add insult to gender pay gap injuryMy cotton shirt costs $7 to dry-clean, but the same shirt paid for by a man costs only $3.25. It’s time for women to demand not just pay equality, but equity
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Millennial financeMillennial financeSocial injustice on an unprecedented scale, massive inequities and loss of trust in elites define our political moment – and rightly so
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Women in the boardroom Old boy network keeping women out of boardroom, says report