Accessibility helpSkip to navigationSkip to contentSkip to footer

Cookies on FT Sites

We use cookies for a number of reasons, such as keeping FT Sites reliable and secure, personalising content and ads, providing social media features and to analyse how our Sites are used.

Accept & continue
Manage cookies
  • Sign In
  • Subscribe
Open side navigation menuOpen search bar
Financial Times
SubscribeSign InmyFT
  • Home
  • World
    Sections
    • World Home
    • Global Economy
    • UK
    • US
    • China
    • Africa
    • Asia Pacific
    • Emerging Markets
    • Europe
    • War in Ukraine
    • Americas
    • Middle East & North Africa
    • Australia & NZ
    Most Read
    • Trump under investigation for possible violation of US Espionage Act
    • Author Salman Rushdie stabbed at event in New York state
    • Luxury watch prices plummet on weak Chinese consumer confidence
    • Spain says gas link to wider EU could be ready within months
    • Ukraine’s first Black Sea food shipment sails through sea of troubles
  • US
    Sections
    • US Home
    • US Economy
    • US Companies
    • US Politics & Policy
    Most Read
    • Companies
      Sections
      • Companies Home
      • Energy
      • Financials
      • Health
      • Industrials
      • Media
      • Professional Services
      • Retail & Consumer
      • Tech Sector
      • Telecoms
      • Transport
      Most Read
      • Former Deutsche Bank CEO Anshu Jain dies aged 59
      • UK energy suppliers call on government to scrap levies and charges on bills
      • Norse aims to crack challenge of low-cost transatlantic travel
      • The Qantas chief who brought a new travel disruption term to Australian vernacular
      • German nuclear operators push on with shutdowns despite rethink
    • Tech
    • Markets
      Sections
      • Markets Home
      • Alphaville
      • Markets Data
      • Capital Markets
      • Commodities
      • Currencies
      • Equities
      • Fund Management
      • Trading
      • Moral Money
      • ETF Hub
      • Cryptofinance
      Most Read
      • Spain says gas link to wider EU could be ready within months
      • UK energy suppliers call on government to scrap levies and charges on bills
      • Debt defaults start to loom more over markets
      • Ukraine’s first Black Sea food shipment sails through sea of troubles
      • Glencore cuts ties with Chinese trader over missing $500mn of copper
    • Climate
    • Opinion
      Sections
      • Opinion Home
      • Columnists
      • The FT View
      • The Big Read
      • Lex
      • Obituaries
      • Letters
      Most Read
      • Mortgage wake-up call for middle classes
      • Debt defaults start to loom more over markets
      • Martin Lewis is right: the cost of living emergency is already here
      • Why the urban rebirth surprised the media
      • Next financial crisis likely to centre on private markets
    • Work & Careers
      Sections
      • Work & Careers Home
      • Business School Rankings
      • Business Education
      • Entrepreneurship
      • Recruitment
      • Business Books
      • Business Travel
      Most Read
      • Can a city be redesigned for the new world of work?
      • Brompton’s Will Butler-Adams: ‘People have no idea what goes into a product. That’s not a good thing’
    • Life & Arts
      Sections
      • Life & Arts Home
      • Arts
      • Books
      • Food & Drink
      • FT Magazine
      • House & Home
      • Style
      • Travel
      • FT Globetrotter
      Most Read
      • The world’s greatest ice-cream stores
      • Is the UK housing market at a turning point?
      • Formula 1’s Toto Wolff: ‘You need to push people out of their comfort zone’
      • The Coast, a photography special
      • Travel adventures to the edge of the world
    • HTSI
    MenuSearch
    • Home
    • World
    • US
    • Companies
    • Tech
    • Markets
    • Climate
    • Opinion
    • Work & Careers
    • Life & Arts
    • HTSI
    Financial Times
    SubscribeSign In

    Your guide to a disrupted world

    Start a 4-week trial

    Women in business

    Add to myFT Digest

    Add this topic to your myFT Digest for news straight to your inbox

    • Monday, 1 August, 2022
      Emma Jacobs
      It’s time to talk about the menopause . . . 

      In many workplaces, awareness of the topic has soared — but too often it can simply be a smokescreen for ageism

    • Thursday, 21 July, 2022
      Workplace diversity & equality
      Why ending favouritism is the key to building a diverse workforce

      Most efforts to create inclusive organisations fail, because of poor management and lack of data tracking. Here’s what to do instead

    • Tuesday, 19 July, 2022
      Ocado Group PLC
      Ocado Retail chief Melanie Smith to quit

      Joint venture with M&S seeks replacement as Lawrence Hene takes helm temporarily

    • Tuesday, 12 July, 2022
      Kathryn Parsons
      Female entrepreneurs may cope better in harsh investing climate

      These founders have always had to fight harder for capital, an issue that many in finance have still not addressed

    • Monday, 11 July, 2022
      Workplace diversity & equality
      How women broke into the boardroom

      The 30% Club’s mentoring scheme, aimed at getting more women into board-level positions, is now 10 years old. How much has it achieved?

    • Friday, 24 June, 2022
      Faith Glasgow
      Is your wealth manager in tune with their female clients?

      Household wealth is becoming more equally shared between men and women

    • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
      Mining
      Australia mines inquiry finds ‘prevalent’ sexual abuse of women

      Industry has not done enough to stamp out ‘appalling’ behaviour, says state government report

    • Wednesday, 1 June, 2022
      Meta Platforms
      Sheryl Sandberg to step down from Facebook parent Meta after 14 years

      Mark Zuckerberg calls longtime lieutenant’s departure the ‘end of an era’ for social media company

    • Friday, 27 May, 2022
      Lunch with the FT
      Aviva’s Amanda Blanc: ‘You prepare for everything. You do not prepare for comments like that’

      The insurance chief on fighting back against sexism at her AGM, growing up in a mining community — and how big business can do good

    • Monday, 16 May, 2022
      Workplace diversity & equality
      California’s gender diversity board mandate struck down in court

      Law requiring companies to have one or more women on boards declared unconstitutional

    • Monday, 16 May, 2022
      Workplace diversity & equality
      Business schools dig deeper on diversity

      Demand for training is growing — as is the need for a more sophisticated understanding

    • Monday, 16 May, 2022
      Male managers in UK block gender balance efforts, research suggests

      Study findings follow furore over sexist comments directed at Aviva chief at AGM

    • Friday, 13 May, 2022
      Helen Thomas
      Don’t dismiss Aviva’s sexist AGM as a one-off

      Derogatory comments towards women in business have had too much airtime elsewhere

    • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
      Aviva PLC
      Aviva chief warns of worsening sexism after ‘appalling’ AGM comments

      Industry executives back Amanda Blanc, who was told she was ‘not the man for the job’

    • Tuesday, 10 May, 2022
      Emma Jacobs
      The enduring fascination of the ‘power spouse’

      Partners who surrender their own professional ambitions spark endless curiosity

    • Sunday, 8 May, 2022
      Leadership
      How a City of London sheriff uses soft power to promote the capital

      Alison Gowman wants to innovate the ancient institution and has her eye on the role of Lord Mayor

    • Saturday, 7 May, 2022
      Photo London 2022
      ‘There is a difference in the way a woman looks at the world’

      Fiona Rogers has made a career — at Magnum and now at the V&A — of championing female photographers. What does that mean in an era of greater gender fluidity?

    • Wednesday, 4 May, 2022
      Special Report
      Diversity Leaders

      Employees rank European companies on diversity of gender, ethnicity, age, disability and sexual orientation. Plus: City calls for ethnicity pay gap reporting; Spanish group takes lead on disability; class disadvantage in the workplace

    • Wednesday, 4 May, 2022
      Special ReportDiversity Leaders
      Can you help us compile our ranking of Europe’s Diversity Leaders?

      Employees and workplace experts are invited to complete a short survey to assess companies’ progress on inclusivity — by June 12

    • Thursday, 28 April, 2022
      Special ReportThe Americas’ Fastest Growing Companies
      Birgit Troy: the tech start-up scene proves hard to resist

      The COO’s goal at Canadian data provider Canalyst is to maintain its triple-digit growth

    • Thursday, 28 April, 2022
      Managing yourself
      The club that teaches women how to say ‘no’ to office housework

      Four female academics have identified the non-promotable tasks that have obstructed their, and their peers’, career paths

    • Friday, 22 April, 2022
      Investing in funds
      Neglected heirs: widows who take over the family finances

      Wealth managers face calls for more focus on bereaved women amid huge asset transfers

    • Thursday, 21 April, 2022
      Will women leaders change the future of management?

      The demographics of work and business are shifting rapidly — and the male-dominated model is overdue an overhaul

    • Wednesday, 20 April, 2022
      Workplace diversity & equality
      Financial regulator moves to boost number of women in UK boardrooms

      FCA says women should hold at least 40% of seats on boards of listed companies in fresh diversity push

    • Thursday, 14 April, 2022
      Flexible working
      Beyond the side hustle: the new online learning entrepreneurs

      The ‘great resignation’ — plus soaring numbers of students seeking career skills — are creating a global boom in digital learning

    Previous page You are on page 1 Next page

    Be part of FT Community

    Discover unmissable flagship events and members only communities to expand your thinking and elevate your career

    FT LiveWomen at the Top EuropeBuilding an Inclusive Business
    Wednesday, 12th OctoberUnited Kingdom
    FT LiveThe Future of Business Education: Spotlight on Executive MBAUnlocking your leadership potential
    Wednesday, 19th OctoberOnline
    FT LiveWomen at the Top AmericasBuilding an Inclusive Business
    Monday, 14th NovemberNew York, United States
    Learn more about FT Community

    Useful links

    Support

    View Site TipsHelp CentreContact UsAbout UsAccessibilitymyFT TourCareers

    Legal & Privacy

    Terms & ConditionsPrivacy PolicyCookiesCopyrightSlavery Statement & Policies

    Services

    Share News Tips SecurelyIndividual SubscriptionsGroup SubscriptionsRepublishingExecutive Job SearchAdvertise with the FTFollow the FT on TwitterFT ChannelsSecondary Schools

    Tools

    PortfolioToday's Newspaper (ePaper)Alerts HubBusiness School RankingsEnterprise ToolsNews feedNewslettersCurrency Converter

    Community & Events

    FT CommunityFT LiveFT ForumsFT Board DirectorBoard Director Programme

    More from the FT Group

    Markets data delayed by at least 15 minutes. © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2022. FT and ‘Financial Times’ are trademarks of The Financial Times Ltd.
    The Financial Times and its journalism are subject to a self-regulation regime under the FT Editorial Code of Practice.
    Financial Times

    International Edition

    Subscribe for full access
    • Switch to UK Edition
    • Top sections
    • Home
    • World
      • Global Economy
      • UK
      • US
      • China
      • Africa
      • Asia Pacific
      • Emerging Markets
      • Europe
      • War in Ukraine
      • Americas
      • Middle East & North Africa
      • Australia & NZ
    • US
      • US Economy
      • US Companies
      • US Politics & Policy
    • Companies
      • Energy
      • Financials
      • Health
      • Industrials
      • Media
      • Professional Services
      • Retail & Consumer
      • Tech Sector
      • Telecoms
      • Transport
    • Tech
    • Markets
      • Alphaville
      • Markets Data
      • Capital Markets
      • Commodities
      • Currencies
      • Equities
      • Fund Management
      • Trading
      • Moral Money
      • ETF Hub
      • Cryptofinance
    • Climate
    • Opinion
      • Columnists
      • The FT View
      • The Big Read
      • Lex
      • Obituaries
      • Letters
    • Work & Careers
      • Business School Rankings
      • Business Education
      • Entrepreneurship
      • Recruitment
      • Business Books
      • Business Travel
    • Life & Arts
      • Arts
      • Books
      • Food & Drink
      • FT Magazine
      • House & Home
      • Style
      • Travel
      • FT Globetrotter
    • Personal Finance
      • Property & Mortgages
      • Investments
      • Pensions
      • Tax
      • Banking & Savings
      • Advice & Comment
      • Next Act
    • HTSI
    • Special Reports
    • FT recommends
    • Lex
    • Alphaville
    • Lunch with the FT
    • FT Globetrotter
    • #techAsia
    • Moral Money
    • FTfm
    • Newsletters
    • Video
    • Podcasts
    • News feed
    • FT Community
      • FT Live
      • FT Forums
      • Board Director Programme
    • myFT
    • Portfolio
    • Today's Newspaper (ePaper)
    • Crossword
    • Our Apps
    • Help Centre
    • Subscribe
    • Sign In