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The UK's 9% median gender pay gap in 2023 means that for every pound a man earned, a woman in an equivalent role earned around 91p. The real estate sector's [...]

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of board characteristics and ownership structure on integrated reporting and the moderating role of firm size among Malaysian public listed companies. Design/methodology/approach: The study used structural equation modelling (SEM) to analyze a sample of 48 observations over the period 2018 to 2020. Findings: The results reveal that firm size moderates the significant influence of board education on IR disclosure level. Research limitations/implications: The sample size is too small due to many companies were excluded because of incomplete information over the period of three years. Besides, this study also only uses annual reports, integrated reports, CG reports, and the company's discrete reporting to analyze the data. Practical implications: The findings have implication for regulators to include the board educational level as part of the board diversity regulation. Besides, they also may develop a conducive mechanism including the formulation of the policy and a clear guideline, an appropriate standard, aspect of financing and sufficient incentives, and enhancing the awareness and knowledge. This has a positive effect on the disclosure of integrated and comprehensive information to drive the investment levels. Originality/value: This study contributes to the IR literature, showing the influence of board characteristics and ownership structures on IR disclosure level. Second, it extends the application of a combination of legitimacy theory and agency theory. This study also broadens the list of the determinant of IR disclosure level including the moderator influence of firm size. Keywords: Integrated Reporting, Board Characteristics, Ownership Structure, Firm Size, Malaysia, Introduction The external business environment has become more complex and traditional corporate reporting is unable to overcome this complexity to assist stakeholders due to its several limitations (Hamad et al., [...]

The high prevalence and costs of urinary incontinence and related pelvic floor disorders in adults highlights the need for competent nurses and advanced practice nurses who can provide high-quality continence and pelvic health care. However, challenges exist in recognizing this as a nursing specialty, preparing new and experienced nurses with specialty knowledge and skills, increasing the number and diversity of the workforce, and promoting individual achievement and professional recognition as a continence and pelvic health nursing specialist. This White Paper provides recommendations based on evidence and expert opinion to support the Society of Urologic Nurses and Associate's efforts in advancing the roles of registered nurses and advanced practice registered nurses in the expanded specialty area of continence and pelvic health nursing. Keywords Incontinence, pelvic floor, nurses, advanced practice nurses, urology, urogynecology, competencies., White Paper NCPD 1.3 contact hours Identification of the Topic The high prevalence and costs of urinary incontinence (UI) and other pelvic floor disorders in adults highlight the need for [...]

Byline: Adgully Bureau HerKey, one of the largest career engagement platforms for women in India, is taking an important step towards collaborating with The Muse, a leading U.S. career exploration [...]

TRE partners with RIDC for fourth year, promoting inclusion and racial diversity within the running industry. The Running Event (TRE) and the Running Industry Diversity Coalition (RIDC) are celebrating their [...]

COLUMNS / YUAN YI ZHU ON LAW The new diversity bar Is the Bar Standards Council really fit to enforce a proposed raft of new equality rules? IN SEPTEMBER, THE [...]

Byline: IBR Staff Owner: Layne Lewis Years in business: 21 Number of employees: 28 Percentage woman-owned: 100% During her professional journey, Layne Lewis, owner of Willowview, identified values that became [...]

Byline: Robert Steyer Taffi Ayodele Director of diversity, equity and inclusion and emerging manager strategy, Bureau of Asset Management, New York City comptroller's office Even though she works in the [...]

Byline: Caryl Anne Francia To keep moving the needle on diversity within the world of institutional investing, it's important to strengthen, enhance or modify partnerships meant to advance that mission, [...]

Tyonne Hinson Senior vice president and chief diversity, health equity and inclusion officer Baystate Health -- Oversaw the development of a diversity, equity and inclusion strategic framework approved by the [...]

Deborah Grimes Senior vice president and chief diversity officer Ochsner Health Grimes was recruited by Ochsner Health in 2020 to lead their diversity, equity and inclusion efforts after a 34-year [...]

The B.C. Lottery Corp.'s manager of diversity, inclusion and belonging discusses weaving inclusivity into the fabric of a business, bringing organizations together to share diversity, equity and inclusion best practices [...]

Colorado's able and ample talent pool, central location and quality of life make it a hotspot for commercial innovation. Here's a look at some of the entrepreneurs whose developments are [...]

BENTONVILLE A Home for Cricket Bentonvilie's new park gives home to UK staple THE CHALLENGE For over two decades, Bentonville cricket players used Phillips Park, a baseball complex, as their [...]

Professional Diversity Network announced the rebranding of its job board operations to TalentAlly. TalentAlly LLC will now operate as a standalone subsidiary of Professional Diversity Network, Inc. Despite challenges in [...]

Byline: Anushka Jha Earlier this month, Unilever elevated Anuradha Razdan to the role of CHRO for the beauty and wellbeing category. She has also been appointed as the Global Equity, [...]

Harley-Davidson, in a statement posted on X last night, said it is 'saddened by the negativity on social media over the last few weeks, designed to divide the Harley-Davidson community.' [...]

2024 AUG 15 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Women's Health Weekly -- Researchers detail new data in autism spectrum disorders. According to news reporting out of [...]

President Mary Smith's letter in the June-July issue of the ABA Journal ('The ABA's Unyielding Fidelity to Diversity,' page 6) expresses appropriate concern about the future of our profession and [...]

TunnelFem, an event celebrating International Women in Engineering Day (held on June 23 at Le Meridien, Gurugram), was a testament to the power of perseverance, inclusion, and the expertise that [...]

Granite's Chief Diversity Officer, Jorge Quezada, has been selected to Diversity MBA's list of Top 25 Outstanding Leadership and Diversity Impact Awards. 'We take pride in being able to recognize [...]

Byline: Matt Mullen We sat down with the rising electronic artist following the release of debut album True Magic UK-based electronic artist Salute released their debut album earlier this month, [...]

Deere said it will pull back on some its diversity and inclusion initiatives after being targeted by a conservative activist, Victoria Albert and Bob Tita of The Wall Street Journal [...]

A significant 52% of CEOs acknowledge that their organisations are falling short in terms of workforce diversity, with 37% of chief HR officers concurring, according to a recent study by [...]

Byline: Adgully Bureau UBS is committed to fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion and concluded a series of events and initiatives to promote awareness, empathy, and allyship. To enhance [...]

RwandAir chief executive - and chair of the IATA board of governors at this year's AGM - Yvonne Makolo believes the airline industry still has a long way to go [...]

Since 2021, Goldman Sachs has been publishing annual data on it diversity, pay, and hiring goals. This year, it disclosed some new data on pay equity by gender. See where [...]

The phrase 'pale, male and stale' is one that can accurately describe many industries in the UK, and sadly reflects the reality of real estate boardrooms across the country, largely [...]

As pandemic recovery continues, recession fears loom, climate change wreaks havoc and a new regulatory environment emerges, boards are being tasked with more work and face more uncertainty than ever. [...]