We’re All Socially Awkward Now Deprive people of interactions with peers, and their social skills will atrophy. This is yet another side effect of the pandemic.

Women’s equality mustn’t take a backwards step as a result of the pandemic New research shows mothers spend seven hours in an average weekday on childcare, compared with five hours for fathers.

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Nearly 30% of men say progress toward gender equality has come at their expense A century after the 19th amendment was passed granting women the right to vote in the US, nearly 3 in 10 men say that women’s gains toward equality have come at their expense.

Why we need to focus on equity to have a sustainable economic recovery after COVID-19 History is against us: From property rights to pay inequality, women have systematically been governed by power structures that have limited our financial independence.

Lessons From Diageo On Achieving Gender Equality In Advertising Women account for 70-80 percent of all purchasing decisions, yet they’re often absent, objectified or portrayed in a regressive way in advertising.

Ten Prominent Women Spotlight The Need For Women’s Leadership During The Pandemic And Beyond The long-held narrative that somehow women aren’t as well suited or prepared to be leaders can lead to many misconceptions with damaging outcomes.

We’re Still Chasing Boardroom Equality Typically, smaller and mid-size companies are more vulnerable to diversity challenges and opening a dialogue with leadership can create real change either in female appointments or with a commitment to diversity.

What the COVID-19 pandemic tells us about gender equality The majority of those on the front lines of the pandemic are women, because women make up 70% of all health and social-services staff globally.

Now More Than Ever We Need To Talk About How Lack Of Equality At Home Affects Women At Work If companies and other institutions are serious about advancing women we need to tackle head-on the issue of gender equality at home.

Put women and girls at the centre of efforts to recover from COVID-19, suggests @antonioguterres "Nearly 60 per cent of women around the world work in the informal economy, earning less, saving less, and at greater risk of falling into poverty.".

New Accenture Research Finds Leaders and Employees Hold Differing Views on Progress Toward Equality A perception gap: the proportion of employees who do not feel included in their organisations is 10x higher than leaders believe (20% vs 2%, respectively).

The difference between gender equity and equality—and why it matters While gender equality is simply focused on providing men and women with the same equal opportunities, gender equity works to correct the historical wrongs that have left women behind.

Complimentary Webinar on July 1: No Man's Land - Experiences and Needs of UK Women Veterans In this webinar 2 experts will share key insights from their recent research on the experiences and needs of women veterans in the UK

Complimentary Webinar on June 17: Needs and Strengths of Military Women Veterans In this webinar Dr Kate Thomas and Dr Kyleanne Hunter will share the key insights from their research on women veterans and the issues they commonly face.

Showing kindness, particularly to essential workers, is essential to all of us making it through this pandemic together. Here are some ideas of what you can do:

Experts share what they think the workforce will look like post COVID:

Tips from a negotiation expert on asking for more flexibility post pandemic:

Have you been made redundant or stood down during COVID? Here are some tips for securing a new position:

"This enchantment with vision, I believe, is the manifestation of a bigger problem: a disembodied conception of leadership."

Are you planning on going back to the office permanently when this is all over?