diversity & equality in business
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Despite a lukewarm reception from investors, the 47-year-old brings a wealth of experience to Britain’s biggest drugs firm
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Black men’s average hourly wages went from being 22.2% lower in 1979 to 31.0% lower in 2015; for black women the wage gap went from 6% to 19%
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Activists of the movement, splintered and diminished since it prompted worldwide protests against inequality, reunited and reflected on Black Lives Matter, Bernie Sanders and the legacy of Occupy
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BIS committee will take up Theresa May’s pledge to tackle soaring executive pay and change boardroom composition
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Trade union delegate calls on PM to wear flats instead after TUC votes for law change so people are not compelled to wear heels
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An annual Census Bureau report shows household income has gone up to $56,516, but race and gender wage gaps persist and 43.1 million are still in poverty
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Amber Maykut is part of a resurgence of taxidermists committed to never killing for the sake of art – using animals that have already been killed for other purposes
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From tea breaks to after-work drinks, Britain has a unique work culture. Migrants from across the world share their experiences of working in the UK
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From doubling for Charlize Theron to being set on fire, meet the daredevil women risking their lives in TV and film
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If you’ve got an idea-stealing Himitator or a creepy Hoverer in your life, it’s time to take action. These are the moves
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The cast of Financial Slavery: The College Debt Sentence is made up of students facing generation’s ‘biggest political, social, economic crisis’
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Co-living spaces promise to create communities and encourage creative expression but they could spell the end of the work-life divide
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Globalisation, technology and the 24/7 marketplace are changing the way we work and the only solution is more flexible work opportunities
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At London’s UN peacekeeping summit, leaders must pledge to involve more women in peace operations and ensure their protection in warzones
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It is hard to fathom why women with disabilities, who face issues central to the women’s rights agenda, are often kept on the fringes of the gender justice debate
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Social impactSocial impactWhy your NHS surgeon could be a robot in the futureDay-to-day interactions between humans and machines may well become commonplace in hospitals within a decade
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