May 09, 2021 at 09:50PM In recent years, three of the companies Elliott has targeted in the UK have been run by women. That is fascinating, as there are only a tiny handful of female chiefs at Britain’s leading businesses. Continue Reading… Author | THISIS Selected by CWP
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Queens of Tech making a fortune in a male-dominated world
April 15, 2021 at 10:17PM Women bosses are still a minority in the technology industry, where men hold more than 80 per cent of directorships. But that has not stopped a string of talented female founders and chief executives. Continue Reading… Author | THISIS Selected by CWP
Women on £1 a week ‘graduated’ state pensions could be owed tens of thousands
April 09, 2021 at 10:24AM Steve Webb has helped three more women get huge state pension payouts from the Government. Carole Davies, on ‘pennies a week’ when she retired, was entitled to £56,000. Continue Reading… Author | THISIS Selected by CWP
Women could be work from home losers, warns Aviva
April 05, 2021 at 09:53PM Aviva is concerned female workers may feel more pressure than men to work from home. So far the insurer has not seen any gender divide, but says it is monitoring closely in case a split emerges. Continue Reading… Author | THISIS Selected by CWP
My mum was underpaid state pension for years and is now penalised by the council
April 05, 2021 at 09:30AM I wonder how many other women will be be victimised twice for money they were entitled to and not paid over many years, only for their benefits to be stopped once they receive it? Continue Reading… Author | THISIS Selected by CWP
Supreme Court dashes women’s hopes as it dismisses pension age appeal
March 30, 2021 at 10:01PM Those born in the 1950s lost out on up to £50,000 after the age they could claim a pension – currently £175.20 a week – was raised from 60 to 66 with the 2011 Pensions Act. Continue Reading… Author | THISIS Selected by CWP
Women celebrate victory in Asda equal pay bid
March 26, 2021 at 10:19PM Most of those who work in supermarkets are women and receive up to £3 less an hour than those who work in depots – who are mostly men. It has been compared to the strikes by women at Ford in the ’60s. Continue Reading… Author | THISIS Selected by CWP
MPs demand answers for elderly women in £3bn state pension scandal
March 26, 2021 at 07:44AM Details about whether payments will be made in order of age, amount owed, or to claimants who are still alive first, are being called for by MPs on the work and pensions committee. Continue Reading… Author | THISIS Selected by CWP
Homes now cost 7 times salary on average, and women experience ‘gender home buying gap’
March 23, 2021 at 07:55AM Property prices in England are now seven times the local salary on average, as house price inflation appears to be outgrowing wages. New analysis also shows a ‘gender gap’ in the affordability of homes. Continue Reading… Author | THISIS Selected by CWP
Private equity giant CVC scores £365m stake in rugby’s Six Nations
March 11, 2021 at 10:03PM The deal incorporates the Women’s rugby which has grown in popularity in recent years, with high profile stars like Maggie Alphonsi (pictured) regularly appearing as TV pundits for the Six Nations. Continue Reading… Author | THISIS Selected by CWP