All posts tagged "diversity and inclusion"

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  Mixed experiences of hybrid working and the future of the diversity agenda

  Working from home can offer big benefits for some professionals – making life easier for those with caring responsibilities, for example. But others can suffer, particularly with regards to mental

  • Posted May 25, 2021
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  Diversity grows sharply among UK senior officials

  The UK civil service has seen a sharp rise in the diversity of its senior civil servants over the last year, with rapid growth in the proportion of ethnic minority

  • Posted May 12, 2021
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  The growing friction between bilingualism and other forms of inclusion in Canada

  A letter from Ottawa: The state’s commitment to the French and English languages is rubbing against hopes for greater inclusion, writes Michael Wernick, former clerk of the Privy Council. But

  • Posted April 16, 2021
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  The next diversity frontier: supporting ‘neurominority’ professionals in the civil service

  Neurodiverse people have extraordinary skills and are huge assets to their teams. Chartered psychologist Dr Nancy Doyle and business psychologist Uzma Waseem explain how departments can put the right help

  • Posted March 22, 2021
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  UK civil service data shows gaping gender pension gap, says auditor

  There is 47% gender pay gap in pensions in the UK civil service, according to analysis published by government spending watchdog the National Audit Office (NAO) today. The report, Public

  • Posted March 19, 2021
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  How strengths-based recruitment can help civil services attract neurodiverse talent

  When considering how to build balanced teams, it can be more beneficial to recruit based on individual characteristics rather than focusing on diagnoses, write chartered psychologist Dr Nancy Doyle and

  • Posted March 10, 2021
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  Collective wisdom: women leaders share their career tips for the next generation

  Don’t limit yourself, and remember Winnie the Pooh. To celebrate International Women’s Day, senior officials share the advice they wish they had known earlier in their working lives To celebrate

  • Posted March 5, 2021
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  Canadian government announces new initiatives to boost diversity and inclusion

  Canada has launched a new package of measures designed to remove barriers and promote inclusion and accessibility in its public services, emphasising its commitment to improving diversity. The recommendations were

  • Posted February 1, 2021
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  Biden rolls back Trump’s clampdown on diversity training

  Within hours of becoming US president yesterday, Joe Biden signed an executive order to rescind his predecessor Donald Trump’s ban on government contractors providing some forms of diversity training. Biden’s new order

  • Posted January 21, 2021
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  UK government follows US with ban on unconscious bias training

  The UK government is phasing out unconscious bias training for civil servants and encouraging all public sector bodies to follow suit, in a move that echoes a similar decision by

  • Posted December 16, 2020
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