I can't say I'm shocked that 96% of public sector leaders are white
Ajay Chowdhury
I grew up in India, where the civil service is a prestigious career choice, but in the UK too many BME people are blocked from senior roles by the old boys’ club
March 2016
The cost of cuts
Osborne's budget cuts will cripple services for vulnerable BME women
Mary O'Hara
'The right sort of female chap' – the story of women in Whitehall
January 2016
Is change afoot in Whitehall, with so many bosses stepping down? Unlikely
Jill Rutter
The health, HMRC and Treasury permanent secretaries are all leaving at once. This may be normal in civil service terms – but could threaten gender equality
December 2015
Equality in Whitehall damaged by lack of access to informal networks
Getting to the top requires workplace politics, but interviews with black and minority ethnic civil service managers reveal how hard this can be
November 2015
I thought I was blazing a trail for minorities in Whitehall. I was wrong
Callton Young
Guardian Students
Real treasure in the Treasury? Tell us what you'd do as Whitehall's captain
Peter Riddell
September 2015
Will the UK civil service ever reflect the diverse nation it serves?
Joining the public sector
Whitehall still has a diversity problem – here's what it's doing about it
May 2015
Charity leadership
It makes logical and financial sense for charities to have a diverse workforce
Ben Summerskill
Diversity is not a human resources or people issue, it is about better understanding those we are here to serve
September 2014
Ethnic diversity among local leaders is so low it ‘defies analysis’
Hannah Fearn
Civil service welcomes ban on all-male shortlists
May 2014
Positive discrimination: am I only here because I'm black and working class?
Louise Maynard-Atem: Workplace diversity schemes are not the right answer for BME people in the civil service – they breed doubt and resentment
April 2014
How about all-black shortlists for senior civil service jobs?
Global public leaders
Silvana Koch-Mehrin: public leaders should think long term in three key areas for social and economic growth – video
Global public leaders
Nigeria: government to retire 1,000 'illegal' civil servants
Global public leaders
Guardian Public Leaders Summit 2014 – in pictures
March 2014
Five myths about why there aren't more women at the top
Jane Dudman
On International Women's Day, let's debunk a few common misconceptions about the lack of senior women in the workplace, writes Jane Dudman
Global public leaders
Israel: discrimination against women in the workplace continues, report finds
Civil service global roundup: Indian transgender woman fights to join civil service and Pakistan's prime minister backs reforms
What women want ... from a career in central government
Sue Ferns of Prospect, the union representing people in science and technology careers, sets out the changes it wants from government on International Women's Day
