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An overview of global PwC news:

United Kingdom

EY and PwC set to miss 2025 partner targets for women The UK wings of EY and PwC are reportedly off track when it comes to meeting their targets for the proportion of women in their respective partnerships.
30 January 2025
Australia

Consultancies named top employers at LGBT+ Inclusion awards Global consultancy firms Capgemini, EY, Accenture, PwC, Deloitte and KPMG have been named top employers at this year’s Australian LGBT+ Inclusion awards.
01 June 2024
Middle East

Women returning from career breaks could add $385 billion to MENA Nearly half of working women in the MENA region have taken a career break at one point or another.
12 March 2024
Australia

PwC’s Julie McKay among global top ten for diversity & inclusion Online specialist publication Sustainability Magazine has selected PwC Australia’s Julie McKay as one of the world’s leading figures for diversity & inclusion alongside nine of her global peers.
30 November 2023
United Kingdom

The top professional services firms for gender equality in the UK The Times has named its list of the UK’s most inclusive employers. Among the top 50 firms were 18 from the professional services sector.
05 July 2023
United States

Shining a light on female leaders: Yvette Schmitter (PwC) Yvette Schmitter is a partner and a leading technology strategy practitioner in PwC’s Cloud and Digital consulting business.
29 August 2022
United Kingdom

8 consulting firms named as top employer for women Eight professional services firms have been named in the annual Top 50 Employers for Women in the UK, compiled by The Times and Business in the Community.
22 June 2022
Middle East

Regional economies can bloom with more women in the workforce Stimulating more women to (re)enter the workforce could provide a major economic impetus to the Middle East, up to as much as $2 trillion, according to a new study by PwC.
09 June 2022
Australia

Australia's top professional services firms for LGBTQ inclusion A cohort of professional services firms – including employers of the year Capgemini and Boston Consulting Group – have been named winners at this year’s Australian LGBTQ Inclusion Awards.
07 June 2022
Australia

Australian employers of choice for gender equality: Consulting Firms The Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) has unveiled Australia’s top companies for gender equality, with over 20 consulting firms featured on the list.
21 March 2022
Australia

Consulting leaders back budding female entrepreneurs (and 'sisters') More than two dozen CEO’s and leading business executives have partnered with aspiring female entrepreneurs for this year’s Sister Pitch, including a number of consulting industry heavyweights.
14 November 2021
Middle East

PwC report calls for more inclusion for people with disabilities People with disabilities face a number of employment barriers, including societal prejudice, environmental obstructions, institutional discrimination and a lack of training opportunities.
31 May 2021
United Kingdom

UK's top consulting firms for women and gender diversity What are consulting’s leading employers for women and gender diversity? Consultancy.
04 May 2021
United States

PwC aims to hire 10,000 Black and Latinx students by 2026 Big Four firm PwC plans to hire 10,000 Black and Latinx college students over the next five years.
29 April 2021
Asia

Tokyo Pride Week supported by big name professional services firms Set to kick off this weekend, Tokyo Pride Week is back after missing out last year, with big name professional services firms among the event participants and sponsors.
20 April 2021
United Kingdom

Consulting firms co-found WEF's Racial Justice in Business forum The World Economic Forum has launched ‘Partnering for Racial Justice in Business’, a global initiative that brings leading responsible companies together with the aim of promoting the diversity and i
17 February 2021
United Kingdom

One third of PwC's recruits have an ethnic minority background Big Four firm PwC has ramped up its ethnic minority hires over the last year.
05 February 2021
United States

The top US consulting firms for LGBTQ employees and allies The Human Rights Campaign Foundation has unveiled its ‘Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality 2021’ list, featuring the top employers in the US for LGBTQ people and allies.
01 February 2021
United Kingdom

Seven professional services firms offering top social mobility in UK A new ranking of UK employers has revealed that some of the professional services sector’s biggest players offer recruits the best opportunities for social mobility in the country.
12 November 2020
United Kingdom

27 consulting firms sign Race at Work Charter An array of consulting firms have signed up to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter, an initiative that aims to improve outcomes for Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) employees in
05 November 2020
United Kingdom

Meet UK's 80 female technology leaders of tomorrow Eighty professionals have been named a ‘Future Star of Tech’, of which around twenty work in the consulting industry.
01 June 2020
Australia

Consulting firms in Australia leading the gender equality drive A new large scale analysis of gender equality policies and more importantly performance sheds light on how consulting firms are closing their gaps, and which firms are leading the gender parity drive
17 March 2020
Middle East

Companies join forces to launch diversity plan for Middle East A number of high-profile firms including PwC have launched the Middle East Action for Diversity Council, a new public initiative to help close the gender gap in the region.
04 November 2019
Malaysia

PwC Malaysia Managing Partner proclaims his love for Liverpool FC PwC Malaysia Managing Partner Sridharan Nair has spoken of his madness for soccer, and in particular Liverpool FC, which currently sits atop the Premier League table.
02 September 2019
South Africa

PwC representatives discuss gender balance as women's month kicks off Women’s month is officially underway in South Africa, sparking discussions once again surrounding the status of women in the country’s workplace and economy.
09 August 2019
United Kingdom

Claire Reid named PwC Scotland's first female leader PwC has named Claire Reid as the head of its Scotland wing, replacing the outgoing Lindsay Gardiner.
08 August 2019
Nigeria

PwC is the second best place to work in Africa, best in Nigeria for women Great Place to Work has conducted its annual award ceremony to recognise firms that are making significant contributions to improving employee conditions across Africa, and Big Four accounting and ad
29 July 2019
India

PwC's Chief People Officer on its new efforts to promote workforce diversity In an interview with the Economic Times (ET), PwC’s new Chief People Officer Padmaja Alaganandan has provided insight about the firm’s new direction when it comes to talent acquisition.
25 July 2019
Middle East

Female workforce participation rates unchanged in Egypt for past 20 years Government initiatives are driving up female workforce participation rates in the UAE and Saudi Arabia, finds a new PwC study, but engagement in Egypt remains flat.
13 May 2019
United Kingdom

Closing pay gap would boost earnings of UK women by £92 billion The UK has improved its ranking on PwC’s latest Women in Work Index, with Scotland remaining the region with the most positive outlook for women in the UK, while Wales has seen the most improvement s
26 April 2019
United Kingdom

Women remain underrepresented in UK's hospitality industry leadership Female engagement at the top level of the UK hospitality industry is still lagging, with the vast majority of decision-making roles continue to be held by men.
12 April 2019
Asia

Greater female employment could bring $6 trillion in gains to OECD
08 March 2019

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