Exclusives

First Women Exclusives · August 31, 2016

The Women and Equalities Committee has called on government to introduce a German-style system to increase protections for pregnant women at work.

First Women Exclusives · August 30, 2016

L’Oreal Paris has launched a new beauty campaign promoting its True Match foundation range and, in a first for the brand, it features a man.

First Women Exclusives · August 30, 2016

In this era of unprecedented disruption driven by technological innovation, businesses need to field their best team in order to succeed.

First Women Exclusives · August 26, 2016

In a world of constant connection with our heads down staring at mobiles, we rarely take the time to switch off or celebrate our achievements.

First Women Exclusives · August 26, 2016

To celebrate Women's Equality day, here are just a few of women that continue to transcend the boundaries of female achievement.

First Women Exclusives · August 25, 2016

I set up Spabreaks.com less than four months after my first son was born. As the saying goes: ‘If you want something done, give it to someone busy’.

First Women Exclusives · August 24, 2016

A three-day STEMM-focused residential course at Trinity College, Cambridge, is set to become an annual event after interest and subscriptions ballooned.

First Women Exclusives · August 24, 2016

Founder of wealth management company SCM Direct, Gina Miller, edifies investors on how to navigate the turbulent waters in the Brexit aftermath.

First Women Exclusives · August 23, 2016

In addition to being a source of joy for many, it turns out children can be a major contributor to why women earn less than men.

First Women Exclusives · August 23, 2016

Diversity and inclusion are the business buzzwords of the year but it doesn't take a genius to appreciate why you should embrace them.

First Women Exclusives · August 23, 2016

The Labour leadership candidates made “groundbreaking” promises to ensure that women will be represented better at all levels.

First Women Exclusives · August 22, 2016

The pay gap between men and women increased by 15 per cent between 2004 and 2015 before decreasing this year.

First Women Exclusives · August 22, 2016

Princess Diana and Margaret Thatcher had charismatic characters. The Queen certainly does, and Theresa May will require heaps of it to lead the country.

First Women Exclusives · August 18, 2016

A record number of students earned a place at university and the gap between top-performing girls and boys also decreased for the first time in five years.

First Women Exclusives · August 18, 2016

What spurred me on is that I have elderly parents who are enjoying their retirement visiting different parts of the UK.

First Women Exclusives · August 17, 2016

Women's events have received more screen time in NBC’s coverage of the Olympics, accounting for 58.5 per cent of its Saturday evening prime-time broadcast.

First Women Exclusives · August 16, 2016

The United Nation's secretary-general Ban Ki-Moon has suggested that a woman should replace him when he completes his tenure this December.

First Women Exclusives · August 16, 2016

Innovate UK revealed that only 14 per cent of applications to its funding competitions in the last three years have come from women.

First Women Exclusives · August 15, 2016

A breakdown of figures from the THE 2015-16 ranking indicates that only 33 of the top 200 universities around the globe are woman-led.

First Women Exclusives · August 15, 2016

The Rio Olympics have seen female athletes conquer many trials, but their triumphs haven’t translated outside of the games, Shané Schutte observes.

First Women Exclusives · August 11, 2016

As a woman, an ethnic minority and Muslim, this group faces "triple penalty" impacting on job prospects, and needs more help to tackle employment inequalities.

First Women Exclusives · August 11, 2016

The various forms of harassment women have endured include suggestive remarks, inappropriate touching and demands for sexual favours.

First Women Exclusives · August 10, 2016

Following guidance from the 2014 Civil Service Talent Action Plan, HMRC's diversity and inclusion goals will focus on four keys areas.

First Women Exclusives · August 10, 2016

With the rise of Theresa May et al helping women to break the glass ceiling, it should inspire us all to aim high, says Jo Wimble-Groves.

First Women Exclusives · August 9, 2016

Lloyds Trade Union is challenging the bank's guaranteed minimum pensions (GMPS), which has left more than 100,000 women £2,000 out of pocket

First Women Exclusives · August 8, 2016

The technology giant revealed that it had closed the pay gaps it identified among its US employees over the last year.

First Women Exclusives · August 5, 2016

Obama said we need to change attitudes and break through the limitations that gender standards place on society.

First Women Exclusives · August 5, 2016

The study by rungway – an app to meet, help and be helped on work and life issues – questioned 2,000 UK workers in full time employment. ​

First Women Exclusives · August 4, 2016

Kevin Roberts’s comment on gender diversity and women’s position in the advertising industry has landed him in hot water.

First Women Exclusives · August 3, 2016

Donald Trump's son made the controversial comments in support of the views his daddy recently expressed on the issue.

First Women Exclusives · August 3, 2016

After 12 years working for the BBC, 37-year-old Kasey decided to overhaul her career. She shares her advice on how to start from scratch.

First Women Exclusives · August 2, 2016

Despite the push to get more women into senior positions at FTSE 100 firms, the number of high female earners has stagnated for the past five years.

First Women Exclusives · August 2, 2016

"The bank's on the phone and the manager wants you to go in today." It's not what you expect to hear on the first day of your first job as a CEO.

First Women Exclusives · August 1, 2016

New Zealand’s State-Owned Enterprises minister Todd McClay has called on women with strong commercial skills to apply for board positions.

Awards · First Women Exclusives · August 1, 2016

Since its creation in 1999, the Growing Business Awards has recognised hundreds of exceptional UK businesses that have become household names.

First Women Exclusives · July 28, 2016

The former First Lady was officially named as the Democratic nominee at the party’s national convention in Philadelphia on 27 July, BST.

First Women Exclusives · July 26, 2016

With the ratio of male to female engineers largely remaining the same for the last century, Denise Smiles considers how we can can redress the balance.

First Women Exclusives · July 25, 2016

Sturgeon has called for more effort to support and inspire young women to aim for the top in business, sport and careers

First Women Exclusives · July 22, 2016

The Women’s Equality party has called on Theresa May to use her first 100 days as prime minister to advance gender equality

First Women Exclusives · July 20, 2016

Martina Mercer explains why she downplays her decades of success in conversations with some of her peers.

First Women Exclusives · July 20, 2016

A Yell report details what the next 100 years could look like for gender equality, family life, technology and businesses.

First Women Exclusives · July 18, 2016

Employers need to develop more welcoming working environments in order to bring more female talent into the sector, One Way has warned.

First Women Exclusives · July 15, 2016

Google is addressing gender equality with new range of emojis that represent working women and men

First Women Exclusives · July 13, 2016

Major financial corporations have signed up to a government charter to support the progression of women in the sector to senior roles.

First Women Exclusives · July 11, 2016

Socially conscious start-ups have a chance to scale their business with a share of $1 million if they are successful in their pitch

First Women Exclusives · July 8, 2016

The race to take over No.10 has become a women’s only contest as justice secretary Michael Gove is eliminated in the second MPs' ballot.

First Women Exclusives · July 7, 2016

FTSE 100 boards have hit the 25 per cent Davies target for female representation but the drive towards inclusion is losing steam

First Women Exclusives · July 6, 2016

The need for us to have people conform to a certain image is alive and rearing its ugly head in tennis as Nike introduces more a 'feminine' gear.

First Women Exclusives · July 4, 2016

After her father died unexpectedly in 1985, a 17-year-old Jacqueline O'Donovan joined the construction waste disposal company he started.

First Women Exclusives · July 4, 2016

Shané Schutte discovers an unlikely equality champion in Hamengkubuwono X of Yogyakarta, whose decision has been met with hostility.