The number of women in senior management and leadership roles remains challenging for both the private and public sector but the latter seems to be doing slightly better. Shelina Begum reports for the Manchester Evening News.

My recommended read for 2017. What's yours? (blog originally posted at www.HappenCIC.org) As we said goodbye to 2016, Nicola and I decided to share our thoughts on a book we’ve each read this year. I’ve chosen, What Works: Gender Equality by Design by Iris Bohnet. In a year full of bad news and examples of what doesn’t work, I’ve tried hard to pay attention to the good news, to what is working and to the strengths we can build on. This book therefore jumped off the shelf