http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business/women_in_the_workplace/#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa The latest stories from the Women in the workplace section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:06:05 GMT Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse. http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gif http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business/women_in_the_workplace/#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 120 60 15 A woman who promotes engineering for all is named Veuve Clicquot businesswoman of the year. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12862183#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12862183 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 05:40:28 GMT The International Labour Organization says that domestic workers must have the same basic labour rights as other workers. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13804221#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13804221 Fri, 17 Jun 2011 10:16:16 GMT Women are set to pay higher car insurance premiums and men will get smaller pensions following a European Court of Justice ruling. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12606610#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12606610 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 15:18:14 GMT A leading Lancashire businesswoman says the push to get more women in the boardrooms is "bordering on positive discrimination". http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-12636395#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-12636395 Sat, 05 Mar 2011 08:38:53 GMT Women in Wales continue to lack power and influence in key roles, a report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-12676564#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-12676564 Tue, 08 Mar 2011 15:41:55 GMT Firms should more than double the number of women on their boards by 2015 or face government measures, a report says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/12560121#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/12560121 Thu, 24 Feb 2011 13:36:04 GMT Nearly three-quarters of women say they still face barriers to top-level promotion, a survey of managers finds. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12518277#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12518277 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 13:12:24 GMT Home Secretary Theresa May accuses Tory MP Dominic Raab of encouraging "gender warfare" with his comments about feminists. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-12296269#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-12296269 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 12:38:17 GMT Sky sack football presenter Andy Gray after further allegations of sexist behaviour come to light. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/9373280.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/9373280.stm Tue, 25 Jan 2011 16:27:45 GMT Plans to allow couples to share maternity leave - and extend flexible work rights to family friends - are outlined by the deputy prime minister. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-12204079#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-12204079 Mon, 17 Jan 2011 16:10:21 GMT Campaigners welcome a tribunal's finding that the BBC discriminated against TV presenter Miriam O'Reilly on the grounds of her age. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12168422#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12168422 Wed, 12 Jan 2011 02:30:45 GMT Plans to allow fathers to use any maternity leave left over when their partner returns to work have been confirmed by the Government. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12211706#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12211706 Mon, 17 Jan 2011 19:47:04 GMT Ex-Countryfile presenter Miriam O'Reilly wins her employment tribunal against the BBC on the grounds of ageism and victimisation. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12161045#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12161045 Tue, 11 Jan 2011 16:52:35 GMT Ex banker in charge of upping the number of women on boards says more must be done but quotas "not likely". http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12097772#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12097772 Fri, 31 Dec 2010 11:21:13 GMT All UK listed companies should have to set targets for the number of women in their boardrooms, the CBI says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11994428#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11994428 Wed, 15 Dec 2010 00:04:21 GMT Did Tupperware help women into business? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-13331830#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-13331830 Tue, 10 May 2011 09:57:14 GMT Has feminism hit working class men's careers? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12970105#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12970105 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 11:34:31 GMT The gender pay gap has narrowed as women have seen bigger pay increases in 2010, official figures show. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11947127#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11947127 Wed, 08 Dec 2010 10:56:02 GMT The High Court refuses gender equality campaigners permission to challenge the legality of the government's emergency Budget. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11922551#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11922551 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 15:23:50 GMT The number of female executives in top jobs at the UK's leading 100 firms is almost unchanged for a third year running. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11894665#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11894665 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 06:00:19 GMT The government alters plans set out by the Labour administration to force firms to disclose what they pay men and women. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11900104#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11900104 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 14:17:09 GMT Conditions for equal parenting in the UK are the fourth worst out of 21 countries measured, according to a new table published by a think tank. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11895946#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11895946 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 14:04:35 GMT Euro MPs back a controversial draft law to extend maternity leave to 20 weeks on full pay within the European Union. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11582112#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11582112 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:28:45 GMT UK employers urge MEPs to vote against proposals to raise the amount of full paid maternity leave from 14 to 20 weeks. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11560112#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11560112 Sun, 17 Oct 2010 07:12:23 GMT Iceland remains the country that has the greatest equality between men and women, says the World Economic Forum. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11517459#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11517459 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 04:43:38 GMT A Forest of Dean woman is registered as the first female freeminer after a sex discrimination battle which has caused controversy in the area. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-11495315#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-11495315 Fri, 08 Oct 2010 08:34:06 GMT European plans to change maternity rights will cost UK firms £2.5bn a year, a business group has warned. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11340407#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11340407 Fri, 17 Sep 2010 07:35:47 GMT Attempts to close the pay gap between men and women seem to be "grinding to a halt", says a report into discrimination and disadvantage in Britain. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11511714#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11511714 Mon, 11 Oct 2010 10:46:56 GMT The chief executive of Kraft Foods, Irene Rosenfeld, has been named as the world's second most powerful woman. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11487876#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11487876 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 22:10:55 GMT New rules aimed at banning employer discrimination, encompassing areas such as age, disability and pay, come into force. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11446650#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11446650 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 11:54:35 GMT Women managers across the UK face a wait of more than 50 years for their salaries to equal their male colleagues, a study says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11015445#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11015445 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:44:13 GMT The government is facing a legal challenge to its emergency Budget from a leading women's rights group which claims it could be unlawful. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-10833190#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-10833190 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 18:51:44 GMT Women in the UK make up just 12% of senior executives, a survey finds, as the US prepares to introduce quotas for companies. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10648355#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10648355 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:40:08 GMT The head of one of the UK's most powerful financial lobby groups has resigned after six months in the job. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10658200#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10658200 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 06:36:59 GMT A Swedish feminist party burns cash in protest against unequal pay for women ahead of September elections. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10526907#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10526907 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:06:08 GMT The government is pressing ahead with Labour legislation to streamline employment equality rules. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10496993#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10496993 Sat, 03 Jul 2010 18:54:08 GMT The UN General Assembly votes to set up a new agency to promote the empowerment of women and gender equality. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10496864#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10496864 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 21:28:16 GMT Boardroom diversity is a must http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12559189#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12559189 Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:01:54 GMT What life is like for one stay-at-home dad http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12204525#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12204525 Mon, 17 Jan 2011 12:56:51 GMT Can the Olympics leave a legacy for women? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11675168#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11675168 Sun, 07 Nov 2010 16:07:55 GMT Should parents take their children to the office? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13316133#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13316133 Sun, 15 May 2011 00:07:34 GMT Out-of-work fathers still do less work around the home http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-12664827#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-12664827 Mon, 07 Mar 2011 13:30:16 GMT Will EU changes improve the situation? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11587797#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11587797 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 16:14:45 GMT Is Sweden the best place to be a woman? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11525804#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11525804 Sun, 17 Oct 2010 00:29:45 GMT Should all workplaces be one third female? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11502413#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11502413 Mon, 11 Oct 2010 09:27:21 GMT Did the Dagenham girls really change things? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11420445#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11420445 Thu, 30 Sep 2010 04:45:41 GMT