‘Gender imbalance at the top of UK charities is holding sector back,’ report finds

The charity sector in the UK is being held back by “male-dominated decision-making” which fails to fairly represent the make-up of the sector’s workforce and service users, according to a new report. Pro Bono Economics (PBE) is calling on sector leaders, charity boards and funders to lead the way in addressing an “under-discussed gender imbalance” in the sector. The new PBE report, titled Women and the charity sector, finds that while women account for more than two-thirds (68%) of the UK sector’s workforce – and contributed £19 billion to the…

Read More

All In reveals next three actions addressing Gender, Asian Talent and Ageism

Improving the experience and representation of Women, Asian talent and Older talent are the next three actions for the All In Action Plan, the UK advertising industry’s initiative to build a workplace where everyone belongs. These new actions, announced today at RENEW 2022, have been developed by the Advertising Association’s Inclusion Working Group in partnership with industry groups – WACL, MEFA (Media for All), and 40 Over Forty. The three new actions join All In actions covering Black talent, Disabled talent and Working Class talent. The new areas for action:…

Read More

UN agencies, together with the Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights, call for reform of nationality laws that discriminate on the basis of gender

At a high level event on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, UN Women, the UN Development Programme, UNHCR, and the Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights called for reform of nationality laws that discriminate on the basis of gender. Twenty-five countries retain nationality laws that deny women the right to confer citizenship on their children on an equal basis with men. More than fifty countries have nationality laws with gender-discriminatory provisions, with most denying women the same right as men to pass nationality to a non-citizen spouse. Gender…

Read More

Gender equality experts recommend key actions for COVID-19 response and recovery for G7 leaders

As the pandemic is moving beyond a global health crisis and morphing into a labour market, social and economic crisis, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka and European Commission Head of Service for Foreign Policy Instruments Hilde Hardeman, and International Labour Organization (ILO) Deputy Director-General for Policy Deborah Greenfield today convened Ministers, CEOs, and business associations, trade unions, civil society and academia representatives at the High-Level Roundtable, “The G7’s role in ensuring women’s economic empowerment and security in the post-COVID future”. The COVID-19 pandemic poses a serious threat to women’s…

Read More

Public affairs industry pledge to support women

Following results of the Women in Public Affairs survey last year, Women in Public Affairs have launched a new industry pledge to raise industry standards and support the progression of women in the industry.  The pledge, backed by the PRCA, calls on businesses to publish salary bands for roles; commit to neither putting on, nor appear, on all male panels; and establish a sexual harassment policy and clear point of contact. The Women in PA survey published in October 2019 found that 1 in 4 (27%) women in the sector say…

Read More