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Latest sex discrimination articles from Insights

Read the latest articles on sex discrimination published in ICAEW's Insights hub.
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Employment Rights Act timeline
  • Helpsheets and support
  • 23 Dec 2025
New UK legislation updating employment rights became law on 18 December 2025, broadening parental leave rights, access to statutory sick pay and protection from unfair dismissal. Find out which changes will be coming into affect in 2026 and 2027.
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Caring for the carers – how to be a carer-friendly employer
  • Article
  • 09 Jun 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Unpaid carers are one of the fastest growing demographics within the UK working age population. In this Carers’ Week, we offer tips on supporting employees who juggle work with caring responsibilities.
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Preparing for ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting
  • Article
  • 16 Apr 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
The movement towards potential legislation for ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting is a progressive step in promoting workplace equality. But what should employers be doing now to prepare?
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City watchdogs drop new diversity and inclusion rules for firms
  • Article
  • 02 Apr 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
FCA and Bank of England’s PRA join retreat from efforts to help underrepresented groups, citing regulatory burdens.
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Employment Rights Bill – what proposed changes mean for you
  • Article
  • 19 Mar 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
As the Employment Rights Bill continues its passage through parliament, we look at what the proposed changes mean for business.
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Gender pay gaps: the methodology minefield
  • Article
  • 20 Jan 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
From the Employment Rights Bill to impending EU Pay Transparency Directive, what are the challenges facing organisations as efforts to tackle gender equity ramp up?
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ICAEW reaffirms commitment to gender balance
  • Article
  • 01 Oct 2024
  • ICAEW Insights
The number of women in senior roles at ICAEW continues to increase, as the institute delivers on its pledge for a gender balance across financial services.
ICAEW signs Equal Representation for Expert Witnesses Pledge
  • Article
  • 23 Apr 2024
  • ICAEW Insights
ERE initiative urges commitment to fair representation and equal opportunities following concerns about the low numbers of women appearing as expert witnesses.
Imposter syndrome rife among female accountants
  • Article
  • 15 Apr 2024
  • ICAEW Insights
A new study reveals the challenges female accountants face at work, leading to stress, anxiety and a heightened fear of failure. We offer confidence-boosting tips.
Menopause reasonable adjustments – a six-step guide
  • Article
  • 11 Mar 2024
Making workplace changes to support women experiencing menopause symptoms will also ensure you stay on the right side of the law.
ICAEW celebrates gender diversity progress
  • Article
  • 03 Nov 2023
  • ICAEW Insights
Most recent submission to the Women in Finance Charter shows that women hold 54.6% of senior roles at ICAEW.
Don’t bury your head in the sand over pay transparency
  • Article
  • 18 Oct 2023
  • ICAEW Insights
The recent financial crisis faced by Birmingham City Council, the administrative body of the UK’s second-largest city, has sparked important discussions about equal pay, financial management and organisational responsibility.
Birmingham issues Section 114 notice amid financial crisis
  • Article
  • 07 Sep 2023
  • ICAEW Insights
Birmingham City Council issues Section 114 notice due to £87m budget gap and significant equal pay liability, halting non-statutory spending.
Why preconceptions can put up barriers to promotion
  • Article
  • 09 Aug 2023
  • ICAEW Insights
On one hand you’re told to be your authentic self, on the other that rising through the ranks requires certain behaviours. And while this double standard continues to persist, it’s often women who lose out.
Commons Treasury Committee calls for greater diversity of venture capital investment
  • Article
  • 09 Aug 2023
  • ICAEW
The House of Commons Treasury Committee’s report into venture capital investment schemes recommends better support for female-led businesses and those outside the South East of England.
Sexism in the City: what progress has been made?
  • Article
  • 31 Jul 2023
  • ICAEW Insights
New inquiry will review whether the financial services industry has met previous recommendations from the Treasury Committee to create a more gender-balanced industry.
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Exclusive Does tax policy reflect gender?
  • Article
  • 30 Jun 2023
  • Anita Monteith
  • Taxline
Anita Monteith shares her reflections on the extent to which tax policy still discriminates on the grounds of gender.
Mind the gender pensions gap
  • Article
  • 21 Jun 2023
  • ICAEW Insights
The gender pensions gap today stands at 35%, yet women contribute a higher proportion of their pay into their pension than men. We analyse some of the potential solutions to achieving pensions equity.
Small steps in inclusion create meaningful change
  • Article
  • 15 Jun 2023
  • ICAEW Insights
DE&I has been talked about for many years – but how do you enact it in your organisation? Laura Murphy explains why accounting firms need partners who are committed to meaningful action.
Female and ethnic minority entrepreneurs miss out on lending
  • Article
  • 22 May 2023
  • ICAEW Insights
Access to funding and support for women and under-represented entrepreneurs is improving, however they continue to feel estranged from the wider enterprise ecosystem.
Saudi Arabia trade mission puts female entrepreneurs in spotlight
  • Article
  • 24 Mar 2023
  • ICAEW Insights
UK-based female entrepreneurs have been given an insight into Saudi Arabia’s business landscape thanks to a trade mission to encourage foreign direct investment into the country.
International Women’s Day: ICAEW’s inspirational leaders
  • Article
  • 07 Mar 2023
  • ICAEW Insights
How much progress has been made on gender equality in the profession? Women leading ICAEW give their views, discuss the biggest issues facing accountancy and offer their career advice.
LGBTQ+ History Month: inclusion and diversity across the biggest firms
  • Article
  • 21 Feb 2023
  • ICAEW Insights
As we embrace LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) History Month, we take a look at how accountancy firms in the UK are fostering greater inclusion and visibility.
LGBTQ+ History Month: Why inclusivity matters
  • Article
  • 31 Jan 2023
  • ICAEW Insights
With one in five LGBTQ+ people experiencing a hate crime or incident because of their sexual orientation or gender identity in the last year, it’s vital to fight against discrimination, says ICAEW President Julia Penny.
Exclusive Leading by example
  • Article
  • 25 Nov 2022
  • Marc Mullen
  • Corporate Financier
Two women partners at RSM speak to Marc Mullen about carving out their corporate finance careers, company culture and the importance of supporting diversity of gender, ethnicity and social background.
EU quotas loom for gender diversity on boards
  • Article
  • 08 Jul 2022
  • ICAEW Insights
Although the pending legislation is welcome, a mixed picture on female board representation across the EU means the new ruling will have its work cut out.
Can workplace gender diversity mitigate climate-change risk?
  • Article
  • 30 Jun 2022
  • ICAEW Insights
The need for greater representation of women in business has been further validated after ECB research found a correlation between higher female representation at managerial level and companies’ success in reducing CO2 emissions.
How well is accountancy performing on gender equality?
  • Article
  • 09 Jun 2022
  • ICAEW Insights
As leading lights of the sector are named among the UK’s Top 50 Employers for Women, we look at what the profession is doing right on gender equality – and why there’s still more to do.
Using mentoring to combat bias
  • Article
  • 07 Mar 2022
  • ICAEW Insights
Workplace mentoring schemes are well established as a tool to support career development. And with International Women’s Day on 8 March, we focus on their role in overcoming gender bias.
Gender Pay Gap and the accountancy profession: time for a rethink?
  • Article
  • 13 Oct 2021
  • ICAEW Insights
Figures from the latest gender pay gap report show a narrowing in some sectors, but little overall change from previous years. How has the accountancy profession fared when it comes to closing the gap?
87 of FTSE 100 have not yet revealed ethnicity pay gaps
  • Article
  • 12 Oct 2021
  • ICAEW Insights
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development has revealed that almost 90% of FTSE 100 employers have yet to declare their ethnicity pay gap figures, hampering a move towards more equal pay.
Future proofing businesses with ESG
  • Article
  • 15 Sep 2021
  • Tim Clare and Sarah Gilby
  • Corporate Financier
Environmental, social and governance considerations have moved centre stage in corporate finance. Tim Clare and Sarah Gilby of Anthesis Group explain what’s changed, including increased focus on climate change, diversity and inclusion, data and cyber security – and what’s coming next
The unstoppable rise of gender budgeting
  • Article
  • 26 Jul 2021
  • ICAEW Insights
An increasing number of countries are adopting gender budgeting processes to centre gender disparities in their decision-making - and it’s only a matter of time before it becomes the norm, according to Álfrún Tryggvadóttir, senior policy analyst at OECD.
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Chartered accountants can unlock the potential of gender equity
  • Article
  • 08 Jul 2021
  • ICAEW Insights
The pandemic has exacerbated gender inequality, but data is one tool that can help organisations chart a course to improvement.
The economic cost of menopause transition
  • Article
  • 06 Jul 2021
  • ICAEW Insights
It has been described as the last great taboo, despite being a natural part of a woman’s life – but a new research project is looking to explore how the experience of going through the menopause affects women working in financial services and their progression to senior roles.
Gender mainstreaming in practice: lessons from the EU budget
  • Article
  • 16 Jun 2021
  • ICAEW Insights
ICAEW’s Women in EU Finance Network recently hosted an online panel debate looking at how incorporating a gender perspective into fiscal planning and budgetary processes can help with the assessment and targeting of the effects of policy actions and public spending on different genders.
Partnerships urged to ‘make space for mothers’
  • Article
  • 11 May 2021
  • ICAEW Insights
The partnership model remains skewed against mothers and caregivers rising up the ranks unless they have a partner or husband who assumes the lion’s share of the child caring responsibilities, new research has found.
Pandemic triggers a workplace ‘shecession’
  • Article
  • 05 Mar 2021
  • ICAEW Insights
8 March 2021: COVID-19 and its economic fallout are having a devastating and regressive effect on gender equality in the workplace, which in turn will stunt post-pandemic economic recovery, according to two major reports.
European Commission tables binding pay transparency measures
  • Article
  • 05 Mar 2021
  • ICAEW Insights
8 March 2021: The right to equal pay for work of equal value is a founding principle of the EU, but one seldom implemented or enforced in full. With the EU gender pay gap currently over 14%, new legislative proposals seek to remedy this through pay transparency and improved enforcement mechanisms.
LGBT+ History Month: Izzi Lerwill shares their story
  • Article
  • 12 Feb 2021
  • Izzi Lerwill
Izzi Lerwill, transgender and non-binary chartered accountant at Grant Thornton UK, shares their story for LGBT+ history month.
10 tips for workplace inclusion for LGBTQIA+ people
  • Article
  • 12 Feb 2021
  • ICAEW
Izzi Lerwill, transgender and non-binary chartered accountant at Grant Thornton UK, shares 10 practical tips for making the workplace more inclusive for LGBTQIA+ people.
Why is fundraising by women so much harder?
  • Article
  • 05 Jan 2021
  • ICAEW Insights
6 January 2021: “We need to do more to invest in companies that are founded and led by women,” says Armance Bordes, General Counsel at Sofinnova Partners. “There are many studies that point to the gender gap that persists in fundraising, making it so much harder for women to raise capital.”
Inclusive action for all gender identities
  • Article
  • 14 Jul 2020
  • ICAEW
To mark International Non-Binary People's Day, Nicky Burr and Nicola Robson from EY share their experiences of being trans and non-binary, and why raising awareness of these issues in businesses is important.
Fiona Wilkinson on gender equality and women at work
  • Article
  • 23 Mar 2020
  • Fiona Wilkinson
Today, there is broader acceptance of women having senior roles in the workplace, but there are still challenges, writes ICAEW President Fiona Wilkinson
Meet the women who shape ICAEW
  • Article
  • 22 Mar 2020
  • Rachel Willcox
We’re celebrating the centenary of women in ICAEW by honouring some of the women who have made strident steps towards gender equality in accounting.
Older workers take front line in ‘war for talent’
  • Article
  • 17 Mar 2020
  • ICAEW Insights
Diversity and inclusion are high on the agenda for all businesses keen to attract and retain talent. But are firms overlooking the value of older workers in this mix? And is there a case for mandatory age profile reporting, similar to the gender pay gap requirements?
What two financial services bodies are doing to tackle inequality
  • Article
  • 26 Feb 2020
  • ICAEW Insights
What are the main causes of inequality and what are firms doing to tackle it? Brian Cantwell writes.
Diversity: rights, guidance and knowing where you stand
  • Article
  • 26 Feb 2020
  • ICAEW Insights
Today we talk in terms of diversity, but a decade ago the language was more around equality and discrimination. The passing of the Equality Act 2010 was the game changer that informs our understanding of diversity today, but the history of equality or anti-discrimination legislation is one of gradual change.
Women in public finance South Africa
  • Article
  • 31 Jul 2019
  • Margott Terblanche
Margott Terblanche delves into the socio-economic problems of women in South Africa, with a focus on female representation in the public sector.
Exclusive One year into gender pay gap reporting
  • Article
  • 04 Jul 2019
  • Jane Berney
  • Corporate Governance Community Newsletter
The Gender Pay Gap Reporting Regulations came into force in April 2017 and so by now all organisations employing over 250 relevant employees have published (or should have) two annual reports. The reports consist of six metrics that quantify the difference in hourly pay and bonuses for men and women as well as the percentage of men and women in the highest and lowest earning quartiles of the workforce.
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