diversity & equality in business
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Gender pay gap means women will in effect work for nothing from 10 November until the new year, says Fawcett Society
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Government-backed review led by Sir Philip Hampton and Dame Helen Alexander aims to get more women in senior roles below board level
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Guaranteed rises in the state pension worsen generational inequality skewed toward baby-boomers, according to committee
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Number of workers taking claims to tribunals has dropped by 73% since charges of up to £1,200 came into force
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Report by Sir John Parker, chairman of mining giant Anglo American, says every FTSE 100 company should have one non-white director by 2021
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Bank hires ex-London Stock Exchange boss for high street operation as it aims to promote gender parity in senior roles
in depth
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Our careers expert – and you the readers – advise a worker with a disability who wants to restart their career, and an exhausted commuter
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Eight years after the economic collapse, are Americans better off? As the election nears, readers share their experiences and how it will affect their vote
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From saving the orangutans to support for mothers, millennial women are more likely to start social enterprises – and stick with them
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Ever since Stagecoach clattered across the desert, Hollywood has been on a journey that’s more important than its destination. We hitch a ride on Andrea Arnold’s new film about a gang of travelling teenagers
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The US is in the middle of the longest streak of job creation on record – and yet it doesn’t feel that way to many Americans. Share your recovery story with us
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Amber Maykut is part of a resurgence of taxidermists committed to never killing for the sake of art – using animals that have already been killed for other purposes
opinion & analysis
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Diversity can distract us from economic inequality
Giles FraserLoose canon: Donald Trump got elected because the liberal elite didn’t care enough about the gap between rich and poor -
Little attention is given to issues such as health, or consent and sexual violence, leaving women vulnerable and at risk
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The Diversity Council’s report shows women are paid less just because they are women. So why are we still debating the existence of the pay gap?
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Social impactSocial impactWhy your NHS surgeon could be a robot in the futureDay-to-day interactions between humans and machines may well become commonplace in hospitals within a decade
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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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