Women of a certain age
by Sarah
A recent survey suggested that 22% of male directors of UK companies avoid hiring potential mothers. 29% of such directors over the age of 55 were reluctant to hire women of this age group. The survey by YouGov was reported in the Observer and shows that more than thirty years after the Sex Discrimination Act came into force, sex discrimination is still rife.
The Equal Opportunities Commission responded by saying that “These shocking results show that UK firms are wasting a huge pool of potential talent”.
The problem as I see it is changing the mind set of a generation. The million dollar question is how? One solution may be training in dignity at work so employees and business owners understand the implications of their actions and that they too can be personally liable. If Bush was running such a campaign it would be “shock and awe” but for those of us that actually do such training, this is a good way of describing the delegates reaction to such news!
For more about training your workforce see our Training section or our innovative award winning e-learning product Dignity at Work.
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