North America | United States | Business

Google reviewed pay equity and learned it was underpaying men

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When Google reviewed its own pay structure recently, it yielded an unexpected result: It was underpaying more men than women for doing similar work, the company revealed in a blog postpublished Monday. The annual analysis comes as Google faces a class-action lawsuitthat alleges it denied career opportunities to women and systematically paid them less than men preforming similar work. The tech industry as a whole also is grappling with enduring criticism about a lack of diversity and dysfunctional work environments.
International | Career

Working mums raise successful daughters, caring sons: New study

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A new study has revealed that leaving children to go to work may have significant benefits on them later in life. It was found that daughters are more likely to have better careers, higher pay and more equal relationships if their mothers worked than those of stay-at-home mothers, the BBC reported. However, it had little impact on a son's employment prospects; but working mothers do tend to have kinder and caring sons. Researchers from Harvard Business School analysed data from the Family and Changing Gender Roles section of the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP). The survey co
Europe | U.K. | Business

Forget the glass ceiling, we need to fix the broken windows first

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Today, working environments have changed and so has the challenge of gender diversity. The reality today is that attrition in female talent is a gradual process, it does not happen overnight or when women reach a specific level. In many cases, women are not held back because of a glass ceiling but because of the cumulative effect of the micro-issues that women face day after day that slows their journey, or stops them getting to the top. It is clear that the gender mix is fairly even for entry-level jobs but then businesses start slowly losing female talent as they progress. This is a long-