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    • Saturday, 9 March, 2024
      On Wall StreetAnna Mutoh
      Lack of female-led ‘unicorns’ shows the need for change in the VC world

      Women continue to receive only a small fraction of the funding from firms

      Aileen Lee, founder and managing partner of Cowboy Ventures
    • Saturday, 9 March, 2024
      Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
      What women want their financial future to look like

      The Budget and International Women’s Day remind us that the campaign for equality is still far from won

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    • Friday, 8 March, 2024
      Anjli Raval
      Female business founders don’t need more roadblocks to funding

      Reducing angel investment would have had a domino effect on women in business

      Debbie Wosskow, co-founder of The AllBright Collective: ‘Female angel investors are so important. You don’t need to be Warren Buffett to invest’
    • Friday, 8 March, 2024
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      As a flexible model becomes more normal, managers and employees are judging how to make the most of it

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    • Friday, 8 March, 2024
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    • Friday, 8 March, 2024
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      US unions woo female workers on gender pay gaps

      Employers may find it pays to be open about inequalities and their efforts to tackle them

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    • Friday, 8 March, 2024
      Special ReportWomen in Business
      Career or family? The dilemma facing women in South Korea

      Despite increased government incentives, female employees are reluctant to have babies due to a lack of support at work and at home

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      Being fired: ‘I was stronger and more resilient than I thought’

      Three women reflect on how losing their jobs fed their entrepreneurial ambitions

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    • Friday, 8 March, 2024
      Claer Barrett
      Grannies are acting as unpaid nannies

      The UK’s childcare crisis is taking another bite out of the older woman’s retirement prospects

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    • Friday, 8 March, 2024
      Special ReportWomen in Business
      Interview: Stefanie Drews on rethinking strategies for women in finance

      The head of Japan’s Nikko Asset Management reflects on her career path and on the sector’s future working patterns

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    • Friday, 8 March, 2024
      Special ReportWomen in Business
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      The AS Roma chief executive on preparing the historic club for a sustainable future

    • Friday, 8 March, 2024
      Brooke Masters
      Why businesses are raising their relocation game

      Employers are under pressure to offer more help to ‘trailing spouses’

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      More men choose to invest, while a higher proportion of women prefer to hold on to cash

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    • Wednesday, 6 March, 2024
      Lijia Zhang
      China’s invisible women deserve a political voice

      In an era of shrinking population, inequality damages the country — gender quotas should be reformed and implemented properly

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    • Monday, 4 March, 2024
      Brooke Masters
      Are things going backwards for women on Wall Street?

      Those with the chops to make it to senior management in banking may not want to sit around and wait their turn

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    • Friday, 16 February, 2024
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      Join Mother Pukka and Pregnant then Screwed on International Women’s Day

      Line up of Maike Currie, Hargreaves Lansdown; Claer Barrett, FT; Anna Whitehouse, Mother Pukka; Joeli Brearley, Pregnant then Screwed
    • Saturday, 3 February, 2024
      On Wall StreetAnjli Raval
      What the voices of female executives reveal on investor calls

      While study shows ‘uptalk’ can point to earnings disappointments, there is broader bias against women

    • Thursday, 25 January, 2024
      Special ReportSustainable Food and Agriculture
      Women secure higher profile in agriculture

      A growing focus on technology and sustainability is helping change the sector’s gender profile

      Minette Batters, president of the National Farmers’ Union of England and Wales
    • Monday, 11 December, 2023
      Lack of diversity in UK executive pipeline points to slow progress for female CEOs

      25x25 initiative found women under-represented in positions from which FTSE 100 chief executives are typically recruited

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    • Saturday, 2 December, 2023
      FT MagazineJancis Robinson
      For women in wine, things are not getting better

      A new survey reveals just how little impact #MeToo had on the industry

    • Saturday, 25 November, 2023
      Lex
      CEOs: time out of workforce widens gender gap Premium content

      More companies offering equal parental leave rights would help more women attain the top jobs

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    • Friday, 17 November, 2023
      Property sector
      Realtor reckoning: US brokers fear for their $100bn commission pool

      A profession known for offering flexible and high-paying careers could lose 80% of its members

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    • Thursday, 16 November, 2023
      Special ReportDiversity Leaders
      FinecoBank takes on Italy’s women-in-workforce challenge

      Part-time work option and hybrid model assist in supporting female participation in labour market

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