Spring Equality News Round Up

We cover recent equality related news that you may have missed.

Sexism in the City inquiry

The House of Commons Treasury Select Committee launched the "Sexism in the City" inquiry in July 2023. The inquiry sought to examine the barriers faced by women in financial services and the progress made in removing gender pay gaps. A report setting out the findings of the inquiry was published in March 2024 that, while noting some improvements in tackling sexism in financial services, expressed disappointment with the rate of progress. Findings included that the proportion of women holding senior roles in financial services firms had only had incremental increases, with some sector seeing no improvement at all. There has only been a small reduction in the average gender pay gap, and there was a "shocking prevalence of sexual harassment and bullying" and that "firms handle allegations of these behaviours poorly". This includes inappropriate use of non-disclosure