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The work pillar helps you understand the ways that work and who you work for, impacts your overall fulfillment. It explores areas like fair pay and flexible working, as well how you need to feel emotionally to feel your best at work.
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Our Work Ambassadors
Welcome to our work pillar – where we're all about propelling women to thrive in their professional journeys. We've assembled a group of exceptional…
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Construction industry leaders launch coalition to improve diversity in sector
Eleven companies and trade organisations, including Travis Perkins and Wolseley, have launched the Construction Inclusion Coalition.
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Over half of mothers have faced discrimination at work – new data
Pregnant Then Screwed data reveals how women having children are treated in the workplace.
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‘Women short-changed as 65% of weekly working hours ignored in official data’
Women are being short-changed as much of their work is unpaid and not counted in official measures of economic activity, Oxfam said (Alamy/PA) Oxfam…
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Alex Scott shares how to handle misogyny at work
(Ian West/PA) Feel uncomfortable as a woman in your workplace? You are not alone. But as Alex Scott shares her personal experiences of this we ask how…
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Menopause and menstruation standard launched for workplaces to support employees
(Dominic Lipinski/PA) The British Standards Institute has published the new guidance to help organisations retain experienced and talented staff. A new…
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These are the phrases working mums want to stop hearing
(Alamy/PA) Insensitive comments from colleagues are harming working mothers, according to a new poll. More than half (55%) of working mums want to…
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