Positions of power in almost every sector in Britain are dominated by men, a damning new report has found. Analysis of the top jobs in the art, business and public sectors found men made up more than 50 per cent of the workforce in every position apart from two. The role of magazine editor was the only senior job more women than men held, while the only role held by the same number of women as men was shadow cabinet minister. Read more Meet the women who fought for gender equality in publishing Top jobs with the lowest proportions of women were in the business sector, with women making up just six per cent of FTSE 100 chief executives and 9.8 per cent of other business executive roles. Women were also underrepresented in the roles of supreme court justices, national newspaper editors, police and crime commissioners and council leaders, where they held less than 20 per cent of positions. The Sex and Power 2018 report, by gender equality charity … [Read more...] about Men ‘dominate in every sector of society’, says damning report
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Barclays launches law-tech incubator with support from magic circle firms Allen & Overy and Clifford Chance and the Law Society
Barclays has today launched a law-tech incubator in partnership with the Law Society and magic circle firms Allen & Overy and Clifford Chance. The initiative aims to “turbo-charge” the UK’s law-tech sector by helping companies start-up and scale-up with the aim of creating international leaders in their fields. A law-tech “Eagle Lab” - Barclays name for its tech incubators – is being launched in Notting Hill to create a centre of excellence. Read more: Meet the seven startups joining Facebook's London incubator It will provide co-working space and support for up to 100 people and there are also plans for an events and meet-up space. Ashok Vaswani, chief executive of Barclays UK, said: “Law-tech is an area where the UK has every reason to be a world leader. It is home to some of the greatest law firms in the world and we want to help build on the success of its legal sector, and play a leading role in transforming law-tech in the future. The … [Read more...] about Barclays launches law-tech incubator with support from magic circle firms Allen & Overy and Clifford Chance and the Law Society
Creative pupils scoop society awards
0 Post a comment Sunday, 22 April 2018 - Education by Antony Gedge - Aberystwyth, Machynlleth & Llanidloes reporter [email protected] PRIZE winners from Llanidloes High School have been congratulated for their success in the Montgomeryshire Society Schools Competition. Eight pupils from the school scooped prizes in the annual competition, with Llanidloes pupils winning half of the six prizes in the Clement Davies art competition and five of the six prizes in the Charles Churchill and Mary Valentine English or Welsh essay competition.The Clement Davies art competition saw Rebecca Jarman-Jones come second in the Year 9 and 10 category while Kate Jerman won the Year 11 to 13 award, just ahead of Lydia Jerman in second place.There were five award winners in the Charles Churcill and Mary Valentine essay competition.Elin Schultz came first in the Year 7 and 8 competition, with Joshua Peck taking second place.Iola Watson won the Year 9 and 10 category, with Aerona … [Read more...] about Creative pupils scoop society awards
Stamford Civic Society seeks new chairman
0 Have your say Stamford Civic Society, a charity that promotes the preservation and enhancement of the town, is seeking a new chairman to replace Gwyneth Gibbs, who is retiring from the role later this year. The position is a voluntary role that would suit someone with experience of chairing boards, committees and public meetings. The person will also need to be an enthusiastic advocate for the preservation and enhancement of Stamford. There are also behind the scenes time commitments, liaising with many local stakeholders on matters of common interest, managing the society’s responses to current planning applications, communicating with members and the press, and leading project work. Gwyneth said: “After more than 10 years, it is time for somebody else to take over and bring new ideas to the society. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time as chairman, and it will be exciting to see the society move forward under a new leader.”Founded in 1962, the Stamford … [Read more...] about Stamford Civic Society seeks new chairman
Latest news from Berwick History Society
A thousand years ago, a decisive battle determined the Scottish-English border. Curiously, it is named after a village on the English side of the Tweed, Carham, despite the battle’s effect of bringing the region North of the Tweed, Lothian, into the nascent Kingdom of Scotland.This may have been around the time when the settlement which became Berwick-upon-Tweed was established.July 2018 will see a re-enactment of the battle at Carham.At the latest meeting of Berwick History Society, local historian James Bruce put forward a convincing case for the date and importance of the battle – both matters of dispute by historians.And he argued interestingly for a location at Morebattle/Linton, on the (modern) St Cuthbert’s Way.First putting the battle into its 10th/11th century context, when Danes, Saxons, Scots and Britons were all wrestling for control, James drew on medieval sources and up-to-date scholarship, including Dr Alex Woolf, of St Andrews University.A comet, … [Read more...] about Latest news from Berwick History Society