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Work and family responsibilities  still often prevent women reaching the top

Work-life balance issues keep glass ceiling intact

Balancing work and family responsibilities is the biggest barrier to women getting senior jobs, research finds.

Female entrepreneurship on the rise

The number of women running businesses should accelerate by 100,000 over the next ten years, business community network Everywoman says.

Gender pay gap is alienating women

Female executives earning £10,546 less than men

Female executives are currently being paid more at junior executive level than their male counterparts but achieving equal pay across all seniority levels will take another 98 years, research reveals.

The majority of SMEs believe a glass ceiling still exists

SMEs: Glass ceiling still present

More than half of small business owners believe a glass ceiling for women continues to exist in the workplace, finds research by business software company Sage.

Almost two thirds of employers do not expect female employees to return to work after their maternity leave

Employers narrow-minded on maternity leave

Almost two thirds of employers do not expect female employees to return to work after their maternity leave, research finds.

Study: Opportunities on the rise for women in the workplace

Women are breaking through the ‘glass ceiling’ and have increasing employment opportunities, particularly in terms of career advancement and remuneration, suggests research.

Many find that men and women are treated differently in the workplace

Gender divide perceived in the workplace

One in six workers in the UK believes that men and women are treated differently in the workplace, research finds.

UK urged to address gender equality in the boardroom as it falls behind EU countries

Companies failing to push equality in boardroom

Women are making little progress in the boardrooms of UK businesses, occupying just 23 per cent of board positions.

Government must encourage entrepreneurship among women, says the FSB

Government under pressure to encourage female entrepreneurship

Government must encourage entrepreneurship among women to help grow the economy, says the FSB.

Women in work are taking more responsibility for household finances than men

Women earners take on household finances

Working women are taking on more financial responsibilities in UK households, with 71 per cent carrying out general household budgeting on a daily basis.

The CBI wants to see women better represented in the boardroom

CBI drive for more women on boards

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has called for a requirement for listed companies to measure their progress in boosting the number of women on boards.

The CBI says more needs to be done to encourage women in the boardroom

CBI: More help needed to get women into boardroom

More needs to be done to address the lack of representation of women in the boardroom, insists the CBI.

Females directors remain a rarity at work

Government pushes for equality in the workplace

The government has pledged to make at least half of all new appointees to the boards of public companies to be women by the end parliament.

Gender barriers could be closing

Gender barrier in business closes

Fewer female entrepreneurs say they are affected by gender barriers, according to a poll from Business Link in London.


Rise in ‘mumpreneurs’

Starting a business is a dream for one in ten mums, according to a survey from BT Business.

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