Eve on Top

Foreword

By the Rt Hon

Harriet Harman, QC MP

This publication makes an important and useful contribution to the ongoing debate about how we can increase the number of women at the top in our public and, indeed, private sector organisations.

Equality is not just a right in principle. It is necessary for individuals, who have a right to be treated fairly; for the economy, as a competitive economy draws on all the talents and abilities available to it; and for society, as a more equal society is more cohesive and at ease with itself.

Huge inequalities persist in our workplaces today, from the gender pay gap, which still stands at 16.4 per cent, to promotion prospects, despite the Equality Act, the Equal Pay Act, extended maternity leave and ...