The real barriers to female progression
What is really holding women back?
What is really holding women back?
The number of women reaching senior leadership positions within organisations has slowed and stalled since the 1990s. These authors set out to investigate the reasons behind this, and whether it’s long-hour cultures that are holding women back.
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Rachel Suff joined the CIPD as a policy adviser in 2014 to increase the CIPD’s public policy profile and engage with politicians, civil servants, policy-makers and commentators to champion better work and working lives. An important part of her role is to ensure that the views of the profession inform CIPD policy thinking on issues such as health and wellbeing, employee engagement and employment relations. As well as conducting research on UK employment issues, she helps guide the CIPD’s thinking in relation to European developments affecting the world of work. Rachel’s prior roles include working as a researcher for XpertHR and as a senior policy adviser at Acas.
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Explore the CIPD’s point of view on religion and belief, including actions for Government and recommendations for employers
Explore the CIPD’s point of view on race inclusion in the workplace, including recommendations for employers
What are the barriers to the adoption of generative AI tools at work and how can they be overcome?
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How might role ambiguity lead to workplace bullying and what is the impact of leadership support in negating this effect?
An exploration of how generative AI tools like ChatGPT can be used effectively to support human resource management