diversity & equality in business
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Deloitte names highest-ever proportion of female partnersBut men still make up 80% of pool of senior employees at the ‘big four’ accountant -
Ex-McDonald's CEO suggests replacing employees with robots amid protestsEd Rensi mentions bringing in robots as thousands of McDonald’s workers demand a union and $15 an hour minimum wage at the shareholders meeting
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America's top CEOs pocket 340 times more than average workersAnalysis by the AFL-CIO union found that chief executive officers of the top 500 companies took home $12.4m on average while they exported jobs overseas -
Bill Clinton's emerging role in a Hillary presidency: economy tsarDemocratic frontrunner rules out cabinet position for former president but tackling income inequality has become priority amid trajectory of 2016 race
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Woman made to wear heels to work: ‘This is a women’s rights issue’ – videoA woman who was sent home from work unpaid on her first day due to her refusal to wear heels says she will push for a petition she started to be debated in parliament
in depth
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Unhappy with the Obama economy, voters are buying what Trump's sellingObama has overseen a remarkable turnaround in the jobs market, but with layoffs reaching a seven-year high, many have subscribed to Trump’s narrative
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Dear Jeremy – your work problems solvedOur careers expert – and you the readers – offer advice on how to approach a boss sending inappropriate tweets, and to a mother whose ‘family friendly’ start time is being scuppered by late trains
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Young Australians face revolutionary obstacles to score job securityExperts say more than half of young Australians are studying for occupations that are likely to be wiped out in a global, automated workplace
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LGBT insurer Emerald aims to bridge a sexuality gapAre lesbian and gay people still discriminated against by financial services companies? A new insurer argues they are
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Women have better chances of getting hired when competing against womenA female candidate’s chances of being hired are statistically zero if she is the only woman in a pool of finalists, a recent report on job hiring practices found
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Ten tips for future creative leadersFemale leaders from advertising, arts, tech and social enterprise share their words of wisdom on getting to the top of creative industries
opinion & analysis
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Telling women to avoid pregnancy is not a solution for HIV and the Zika virusTo the development community on International Day of Action for Women’s Health: don’t curtail our rights by legitimising conservative religious ideologies
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Sexual health gets little attention in a crisis, with devastating resultsWomen are 14 times more likely to die than men in a crisis. We are calling on the world humanitarian summit to prioritise reproductive healthcare
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With women at the top, UN climate body has chance for real changeClimate Home: Women now hold six of the most influential positions at global climate talks, but can they make a difference on the ground?
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Social impactSocial impactBen Fogle: send bosses into the wild with a tentThe adventurer is convinced that managers can transform their businesses by spending time camping out in the wilderness
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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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Payday loans US proposes new rules for payday loan industry to curtail borrower debt