The Financial Services Culture Board (FSCB), in conjunction with the Financial Services Skills Commission (FSSC) has produced an indepth and insightful report into inclusion across the financial services sector, and how it can be improved. Read more about Inclusion across financial services.

"In recent years efforts to understand and improve diversity have become core to a business’s purpose and function. Reflecting the diversity of the wider population and customer base within a workforce leads to better business outcomes.

However, diversity is not the full story. Inclusion – a key facet of an organisation’s culture – is central to realising the benefits of diversity, and an important element in a firm’s ability to attract, retain and develop people with the skills it needs."

An in-depth exploration of the challenges facing women of colour from entry to employment to senior leadership, showing that the cumulative negative impact on women of colour at work is common across all sectors and in all types of organisations. Read Broken Ladders here.

"Broken Ladders is the first report of its kind to focus explicitly on the experiences and perspectives of women of colour in the workplace – their voices on the challenges they face are now being heard.

Right now, in workplaces across the UK, women of colour are missing in positions of power. In top roles, such as Supreme Court Justices, Metro Mayors and FTSE 100 CEOs and in boardrooms and leadership teams across the UK, there is an unacceptable lack of women of colour⁷. But it’s not just a lack of representation, there are significant pay and progression gaps for women of colour, who continue to earn less than white employees.

"Menopause is beginning to move out of the shadows of stigma, but there are gaps in the evidence
base. We believe this is the largest survey of menopausal women conducted in the UK.

Much of the literature and, due to methodological constraints, our survey, focusses on women’s experiences, but
we recognise that findings will be relevant to many trans men and non-binary people. Our research has
uncovered significant challenges in the workplace with detrimental impacts for menopausal women:

• One in ten who have worked during the menopause have left a job due to their symptoms;
• Eight out of ten women say their employer hasn’t shared information, trained staff, or put in place a
  menopause absence policy;
• Almost half of women haven't approached their GPs about the menopause and three in ten of
  those who have experienced delays in diagnosis.
• Only four in ten women who have talked to their GP about the menopause say they were
  immediately offered HRT.

Reform is needed, urgently."

Read the full report from The Fawcett Society.

Read our blog post from Accord Mortgages.

Workplace Diversity and Inclusion: Emerging Awareness and Best Practices - A report from Affirmity.