Women board members better at ousting the boss than making money
London, Aug 7 (ANI): Women board members may not be very good at making money, but they are really efficient when it comes to ousting male chief executives who are not up to the job, according to a study. In the research, two academics have apparently found that while female board members behave more like independent directors, this does not necessarily translates into bigger profits. Labour's deputy leader and Equality Minister Harriet Harman has said that the credit crisis could have been...

Camberwell fire family back push for super-inquest: PHOTO
The father of one of the victims of the Camberwell tower block fire today welcomed Harriet Harman's push for a “super-inquest” into the blaze.

Recession? Blame it on the men, says Harriet Harman
Harriet Harman waded fearlessly back into the gender equality debate today when she appeared to blame men for the depth of the credit crunch and global economic downturn . Labour’s deputy leader, who is in charge at Downing Street while Gordon Brown is on holiday, made the comment as she defended her suggestion that at least one of the party's two top jobs should always go to a woman. Asked on GMTV whether the financial crisis would have arisen if more women had been in senior positions,...

Harperson on attack
Harriet Harman yesterday claimed Labour could never again have an all-male leadership. She said: “Men cannot be left to run things on their own.” The comments by the woman nicknamed “Harriet Harperson” for her strident views on equality, came in a TV interview midway through her fortnight “in charge” while Gordon Brown is on holiday. It will fuel suspicion she is positioning herself for a leadership bid if the job comes up. It emerged yesterday that shortly after her elec

Gender Pay Gap In City shocking
Gender pay gap in City ’shocking’ Men working in the UK’s financial sector receive five times more in bonus payments than women, according to a survey of 44 leading companies.On average, women earn 2,875 compared with 14,554 for men, the Equality and Human Rights Commission found. Chairman Trevor Phillips said the sector must take action “to address this shocking disparity of rewards”. Equality Minister Harriet Harman said the government was introducing...