diversity & equality in business
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Harriet Harman says sexist habits still rife in parliamentFormer acting Labour leader cites recent incident in House of Commons when a Tory MP barked at female SNP colleague -
Law must be tougher over dress code discrimination, say MPsMPs conclude ‘troubling’ cases of sexism, including forcing women to wear high heels or revealing clothes, are evidence Equalities Act 2010 is inadequate
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie: faces of the new 'global citizen class'?Research finds tens of thousands of ultra-rich individuals buying multiple homes in the planet’s most desirable locations -
Labour demands urgent action to close gender gap at top of civil serviceTop Whitehall committee has more knights than women, party points out, and calls for Antonia Romeo to be given seat on board
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ILO warns of rise in social unrest and migration as inequality widensUN agency records rising discontent in all regions and calls on policymakers to tackle unemployment and inequality urgently
opinion & analysis
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'I'd do it again in a heartbeat' – your stories of being a stay-at-home dadA report found 53% of fathers want a less stressful job in order to help with childcare. We asked readers to share their stories of being a stay-at-home dad
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A female Time Lord would be an advance. But what women need is a level playing field to begin with, not special favoursWhy fret about a female Doctor Who? The true inequality is in the real world
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More than ever, Australians must work together to create an inclusive societyFrom advertising to workplaces, in 2017, let’s endeavour to recognise the enormous opportunity that diversity offers all of us
featured topics
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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 inclusionThe unbanked: stop catering for the middle classes and open up to the worldGrand plans to get a further 2 billion people in the formal financial system sound impressive, but scepticism abounds
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Fairfax Media Fairfax chief appoints 10 men and just one woman to steer company into the future