Unconscious bias

There's been a steady increase in the number of female leaders in the FTSE 350, but some attitudes and practices are still preventing gender balance, says Denise Wilson.

New REC and Fawcett Society guidance says organisations should not ask salary history questions during job interviews.

Addressing bias is difficult to do in practice. Neil Armstrong looks at the role of data-driven recruitment in helping employers make real progress.

The Fawcett Society's Andrew Bazeley talks to Chris Taylor about why salary history questions should be banned in the recruitment process

The government says it will ‘help’ organisations tackle the ethnicity pay gap but will not make it mandatory.

Male business founders viewed as too independent-minded and non-compliant compared with female candidates.

Leading business groups call for the archaic word to be dropped if it is serious about promoting women in business.

Diversity in the workplace is unanimously agreed to be a good thing, but the law governing routes to achieving this is less favourably regarded.

Right-leaning think-tank Civitas issues race report aimed at ‘upholding British institutions and identity and building on success'.

Negative attitudes surrounding weight can have a significant effect on employee engagement and inclusion, and may even result in a...

Faced with a raft of initiatives and discouragingly slow progress, it’s easy to become sceptical about diversity and inclusion activities.

Paralympic gold medallist Ellie Simmonds has encouraged organisations to have open conversations with employees and job candidates who have disabilities...

Asking about past salaries contributes to the gender pay gap, campaigners warn.

The effectiveness of unconscious bias training is often questioned, but, if done in the right way, it can help to...

A black trainee at AIG Asset Management was victimised by a manager who ‘shut down’ a conversation when the claimant...