We regularly research, write and speak on the challenges, opportunities and best practices in gender equity, diversity and inclusion. We are happy to share our insights so that we can all work to accelerate gender equality.

Blogs / 04 Sep 2026 11 min

Four talent management challenges that keep coming back – and what to do about them

Blogs / 05 Aug 2026 6 min

Managing your talent pipeline risk like your business depends on it. Because it does.

News / 14 Jul 2026 1 min

Shape Talent named as Most Dedicated Workplace Gender Equality Consultancy 2026

Blogs / 06 Jul 2026 7 min

Why confidence is not the same as competence – and what that means for your talent decisions

Events / 25 Jun 2026 1 min

LinkedIn Live: From Spend to Impact: Getting real ROI from talent accelerators

Blogs / 05 Jun 2026 8 min

Beyond the moment: what meaningful Pride commitment looks like in 2026

Events / 27 May 2026 1 min

LinkedIn Live: The EU AI Act and your talent practices: What HR leaders need to know now

Blogs / 11 May 2026 12 min

Beyond the programme: 9 strategic ways to accelerate your leadership pipeline

Events / 07 May 2026 2 min

Webinar: Leadership in an AI-Driven World – What’s changing, and how leadership must evolve

Research Papers / 29 Apr 2026 4 min

Built for all: Rethinking career advancement in Retail & CPG

Blogs / 23 Apr 2026 4 min

Building confidence in networking: why it matters and how to move past self-doubt

Blogs / 13 Apr 2026 6 min

From reporting to leadership accountability: what the UK’s new gender equality action plans really mean

Events / 31 Mar 2026 1 min

LinkedIn Live: Building effective menopause support at work: Lessons from Specsavers – POSTPONED

Events / 23 Mar 2026 3 min

Webinar: The Progression Gap – New research on women’s career barriers in Retail & CPG

Events / 09 Mar 2026 1 min

LinkedIn Live: From Potential to Power: Bold strategies to accelerate future leaders

Blogs / 09 Mar 2026 10 min

The leadership leap: is AI finally going to compel it?

News / 24 Feb 2026 1 min

The Strategist recognises Shape Talent as Management Consulting Business of the Year in 2026

News / 24 Feb 2026 1 min

Shape Talent wins Global 100 2026 award for Management Consulting Business of the Year in 2026, United Kingdom

Blogs / 09 Feb 2026 9 min

International Women’s Day: A pause that still matters

Events / 06 Feb 2026 1 min

LinkedIn Live: Gender equity in 2026: What progress now requires from HR leaders

Blogs / 13 Jan 2026 8 min

Why most organisations aren’t getting full value from coaching

Events / 06 Jan 2026 1 min

LinkedIn Live: Why group coaching matters: Human connection in a changing world

Blogs / 02 Dec 2025 10 min

When Ableism and Sexism interact: Why women with disabilities face the harshest barriers at work

Blogs / 14 Nov 2025 8 min

Behind the third edition: Advancing the leadership gender equity conversation

Research Papers / 10 Nov 2025 3 min

The Three Barriers® to women’s progression – 3rd edition

Case Studies / 05 Nov 2025 2 min

Transforming careers and accelerating equality: ​a telecommunications success story​

Events / 13 Oct 2025 1 min

LinkedIn Live: The Three Barriers® 3rd edition: Breaking obstacles to women’s progression

Blogs / 06 Oct 2025 9 min

I thought I had cancer. It was perimenopause.

Events / 29 Sep 2025 1 min

LinkedIn Live: Menopause at work – rethinking support, policy, and culture

Events / 05 Sep 2025 1 min

LinkedIn Live: Building inclusive talent pipelines: Are women’s development programmes a thing of the past?

Blogs / 04 Sep 2025 5 min

What happens when you invest in women? Lessons from the frontline of gender equity

Blogs / 11 Aug 2025 5 min

Menopause and the Power of Specialist Coaching: Supporting Women Through the Transition

News / 04 Jul 2025 1 min

Shape Talent wins Corporate Vision’s ‘Most Empowering Workplace Gender Equality Advocates 2025 – UK’ award

News / 03 Jul 2025 1 min

Shape Talent launches dedicated coaching practice led by Professor Rebecca Jones

Blogs / 03 Jul 2025 11 min

Why gender equity coaching matters for women leaders

News / 18 Jun 2025 1 min

Shape Talent featured in HR World with ‘When the pendulum swings: Holding our nerve on EDI’

Events / 13 Jun 2025 1 min

LinkedIn Live: Coaching That Cuts Through: How evidence-based, expert coaching drives real career advancement

Blogs / 09 Jun 2025 8 min

Embedding gender equity in organisational restructuring

Events / 28 May 2025 1 min

LinkedIn Live: Inclusive by Design: How Talent Strategy Can Protect EDI Progress

Blogs / 08 May 2025 11 min

Breaking barriers for working parents and carers: the new standard for employers and employees

Events / 08 May 2025 1 min

LinkedIn Live: Breaking barriers for working families – what’s changing in UK workplace policy

Blogs / 14 Apr 2025 9 min

EDI in uncertain times: when doing the right thing gets complicated

Events / 11 Apr 2025 2 min

Webinar: EDI in Uncertain Times – A review of the different paths organisations are taking

Events / 28 Mar 2025 1 min

LinkedIn Live: EDI in uncertain times: when doing the right thing gets complicated

Events / 19 Mar 2025 1 min

LinkedIn Live: How men benefit from gender equality (and the role they can play in achieving it)

Blogs / 10 Mar 2025 9 min

Men & Gender Equity: Creating Better Workplaces for Everyone

News / 20 Feb 2025 1 min

Sharon Peake featured in HR Magazine’s article on Women in their 50s having the biggest gender pay gap

Blogs / 10 Feb 2025 9 min

How workplaces continue to fail women of colour in leadership – and what your organisation can do to make meaningful change

Events / 30 Jan 2025 1 min

LinkedIn Live: Unfinished Business: achieving true equality, inclusive leadership, and progress for ALL women ahead of IWD 2025

Blogs / 21 Jan 2025 8 min

When ableism and sexism interact

Blogs / 21 Jan 2025 11 min

When racism and sexism interact

Blogs / 21 Jan 2025 8 min

When homophobia, cissexism, transphobia and sexism interact

Blogs / 21 Jan 2025 7 min

When sexism and ageism interact

eBooks / 21 Jan 2025 2 min

Intersectionality eBook: A practical guide to creating an inclusive workplace

Blogs / 10 Jan 2025 9 min

Profit or principle? Unpacking the diversity debates

Case Studies / 16 Dec 2024 2 min

Beiersdorf accelerates Finance leadership pipeline with 60% of women promoted

Events / 16 Dec 2024 1 min

LinkedIn Live: Beyond representation: Designing workplace systems through the lens of intersectionality

Blogs / 10 Dec 2024 9 min

Why intersectionality matters in the workplace

News / 05 Dec 2024 1 min

Sharon Peake speaks with HR Magazine about microaggressions at work and how the right training can help

Research Papers / 26 Nov 2024 2 min

The reality gap: Three Barriers to women’s advancement in European corporates

Blogs / 11 Nov 2024 12 min

What does a gender-inclusive succession strategy look like? Key considerations for your C-suite

Events / 22 Oct 2024 2 min

Webinar: Beyond legislation – new research reveals what’s really stopping women from progressing in European corporates

Events / 18 Oct 2024 1 min

LinkedIn Live: What does a gender-inclusive succession strategy look like?

Blogs / 15 Oct 2024 11 min

Anti-woke and gender backlashes in the corporate world: are your organisation’s diversity programmes at risk?

Events / 30 Sep 2024 2 min

Supporting menopause at work: from taboo to business ‘Standard’

Blogs / 10 Sep 2024 8 min

Gendered Ageism: Understanding why midlife women leave corporates and how organisations can retain them

Events / 15 Aug 2024 1 min

LinkedIn Live: From Intention to Impact: 5 game-changing tactics for accelerating gender equality in your organisation

Blogs / 13 Aug 2024 6 min

Lessons from the UK’s financial sector sexual harassment and misconduct enquiry  

Blogs / 15 Jul 2024 6 min

Dispelling three flexible work myths – An evidence-based analysis of biases and stigmas relating to flexible work

Events / 05 Jul 2024 1 min

LinkedIn Live: Building a culture that enables the attraction and retention of women

News / 04 Jul 2024 3 min

Sharon Peake named on Management Today’s Women in Leadership Power List

Research Papers / 27 Jun 2024 3 min

White paper: Flexible Working

Blogs / 11 Jun 2024 11 min

Breaking the chains of traditional masculinity: another hidden driver of gender inequality 

Events / 03 Jun 2024 1 min

LinkedIn Live: How artificial intelligence is shaping the trajectory of gender equity

Events / 20 May 2024 3 min

Webinar: Flexible work as a policy to promote gender equity

Blogs / 13 May 2024 8 min

The Great Gender Divide: how the ‘Male Ideal Worker’ vs. ‘Mother Track’ paradigm hinders progress for gender equity 

Events / 02 May 2024 1 min

LinkedIn Live: Why inclusive leadership is so hard

Blogs / 16 Apr 2024 9 min

Support for gender equity dwindles on the business agenda

Events / 02 Apr 2024 1 min

LinkedIn Live: The importance of flexible working options for gender equality

Blogs / 06 Mar 2024 5 min

Why I’m reconsidering International Women’s Day

Events / 06 Mar 2024 1 min

LinkedIn Live: Is IWD actually progressing the cause for gender equality?

Blogs / 19 Feb 2024 10 min

The ugly truth of the CEO gender tenure gap 

Events / 15 Feb 2024 1 min

Webinar: The Three Barriers to Women’s Career Progression and How to Address Them

Events / 02 Feb 2024 1 min

LinkedIn Live: The role of men in enabling gender equity

Events / 25 Jan 2024 2 min

Webinar: The case for investing in women

Blogs / 16 Jan 2024 9 min

How flexible working really impacts gender equality at work

Other / 16 Jan 2024 1 min

Doers & Dreamers

Events / 12 Jan 2024 1 min

LinkedIn Live: Diagnosing the barriers to women’s progress in STEM organisations

Blogs / 12 Dec 2023 5 min

The power of group coaching for women

News / 29 Nov 2023 1 min

Sharon Peake featured on the BBC: The job-sharing apps that feel like online dating

Research Papers / 23 Nov 2023 6 min

The power of group coaching for women

News / 16 Nov 2023 2 min

Sharon Peake, CEO & Founder of Shape Talent is named in the Global Diversity List 2023

Blogs / 15 Nov 2023 8 min

Are women-only development programmes out of touch?

Events / 26 Oct 2023 4 min

Webinar: The power of group coaching in accelerating gender equity in your organisation 

Blogs / 18 Oct 2023 5 min

Leading Through Menopause: A Journey of Resilience and Change

Blogs / 10 Oct 2023 5 min

Is the next sexual harassment scandal coming to a boardroom near you?

Other / 21 Sep 2023 1 min

What’s the score with gender equity in your organisation?

Films / 19 Sep 2023

Three Barriers Diagnostic Survey

Blogs / 11 Sep 2023 6 min

4 tips for driving a global EDI strategy that meets local needs

Films / 11 Sep 2023

Speaker Showreel

Blogs / 15 Aug 2023 8 min

13 practical ways to address gender bias in your people processes

Blogs / 10 Jul 2023 7 min

5 ways to listen to the employee voice for an effective gender equity strategy

Blogs / 13 Jun 2023 7 min

9 tips to address gender bias in the recruitment process

Blogs / 01 Jun 2023 9 min

The Three Barriers to LGBTQ+ career progression

Research Papers / 26 May 2023 2 min

The three barriers to progression: LGBTQ+ edition

Blogs / 15 May 2023 8 min

The power of policy in achieving gender equality

Blogs / 14 Apr 2023 7 min

‘Glass ceilings’ and ‘sticky floors’– why women are overworked and undervalued

News / 17 Mar 2023 1 min

Shape Talent featured in UNLEASH: How HR can support employees facing childcare issues

News / 16 Mar 2023 1 min

Shape Talent featured on GB News: Sharon Peake talks about childcare crisis in the UK

News / 15 Mar 2023 1 min

Shape Talent featured in The Metro: Over 30,000 women out of work

Blogs / 14 Mar 2023 7 min

Motherhood penalty, fatherhood forfeit: is the corporate world doing enough to enable its people to fulfil their parental responsibilities?

News / 09 Mar 2023 1 min

Shape Talent featured in People Management: How the four-day week could help organisations achieve gender equality

News / 02 Mar 2023 1 min

Shape Talent featured in The Successful Founder: Inspiring Female Founder Spotlight: Sharon Peake

News / 22 Feb 2023 1 min

Shape Talent featured in Stylist: Rust-out driving talented women to opt out of the workforce

News / 14 Feb 2023 1 min

Shape Talent featured in Elite Business magazine: how salary transparency can create gender equality

Blogs / 13 Feb 2023 6 min

The neurobiological underpinning of bias and how to overcome it

Blogs / 15 Jan 2023 7 min

Hybrid working increases productivity, but what about inclusion?

Blogs / 09 Jan 2023 1 min

The 4 D’s holding women back –  double burden, double bind, discrimination and lack of development

News / 22 Dec 2022 3 min

Shape Talent featured in The Global Recruiter: Barriers high for Women with a Disability

Blogs / 05 Dec 2022 7 min

Three barriers, double burdens and a restrictive rule book: Life for women in corporate UK

News / 02 Dec 2022 3 min

Shape Talent Wins National Diversity & Inclusion Consultancy Award

Research Papers / 23 Nov 2022 2 min

The three barriers preventing women from progressing in corporate UK today

Other / 23 Nov 2022 1 min

Practical Tips

News / 21 Nov 2022 5 min

New research unveils the specific barriers preventing women from reaching senior leadership in equal numbers to men

News / 21 Nov 2022 4 min

Shape Talent featured in Business Mondays: New Research Unveils The Specific Barriers Preventing Women From Reaching Senior Leadership In Equal Numbers To Men

Blogs / 14 Nov 2022 6 min

What is inclusive language and how it benefits organisations

Films / 11 Nov 2022

Introducing Shape Talent

Events / 04 Nov 2022 3 min

Webinar: The Three Barriers experienced by 2,350 women in the UK

Blogs / 11 Oct 2022 9 min

The ‘M’ Word – the impact of menopause in the workplace

Blogs / 10 Oct 2022 4 min

Celebrating Black History Month

Blogs / 13 Sep 2022 5 min

Do pronouns matter?

Blogs / 12 Aug 2022 6 min

Think you’re a good male ally? Three considerations for supporting women.

Blogs / 02 Aug 2022 5 min

Celebrating South Asian Heritage Month – a spotlight on 5 inspirational South Asian women

Blogs / 07 Jul 2022 6 min

Gender quotas are coming – are you ready?

Blogs / 10 Jun 2022 5 min

Want more women in leadership? Sponsor them.

News / 08 Jun 2022 4 min

Shape Talent shortlisted for the Inclusive Awards

Blogs / 12 May 2022 6 min

4 critical things you need in your gender diversity and inclusion plan

Films / 25 Apr 2022

Three Barriers to Women’s Progression

Films / 13 Apr 2022

How we accelerate gender equality

Blogs / 12 Apr 2022 5 min

Gender disparity – how to find out what is really going on in your organisation

Blogs / 29 Mar 2022 5 min

5 ways to be inclusive during Ramadan

News / 25 Mar 2022 5 min

Shape Talent founder and CEO, Sharon Peake on why eliminating ‘bystander syndrome’ is crucial for ending harassment of women on social platforms

Blogs / 10 Mar 2022 5 min

How to get leadership buy in to the diversity and inclusion agenda

Films / 07 Mar 2022

Breaking the bias to tackle gender inequality #BreakTheBias

Blogs / 13 Feb 2022 6 min

Why gender balance is a business problem, not a women’s problem

Events / 21 Jan 2022 2 min

Webinar: Three Barriers to Women’s Progression – What organisations can do

Blogs / 14 Jan 2022 6 min

6 steps to building gender inclusive organisations

News / 05 Jan 2022 7 min

Shape Talent featured in We Are The City: Pre-Existing Gender Equality Has Been Exacerbated By The Pandemic

News / 17 Dec 2021 1 min

Shape Talent featured in Be Your Own: How Pre-existing Gender Inequality in Business Has Been Exacerbated By The Pandemic

Blogs / 05 Dec 2021 8 min

Why we are 135 years from gender equality and what organisations can do about it

News / 21 Nov 2021 4 min

Pre-Existing Gender Inequality in Business Has Been Exacerbated By The Pandemic – New Paper Exposes The Root Causes

Research Papers / 19 Nov 2021 1 min

Three Barriers to Women’s Progression – What organisations can do

Blogs / 29 Oct 2021 7 min

The 8 critical people you need in your network (and how to find them)

Blogs / 26 Aug 2021 9 min

The Great Resignation: How to avoid losing talented women

Blogs / 02 Aug 2021 8 min

The rise of D&I in the ESG agenda

Blogs / 08 Jul 2021 13 min

The Privilege Blindside

Blogs / 03 Jul 2021 9 min

Women’s careers in the post-Covid world: opportunity or setback?

Blogs / 27 May 2021 6 min

7 surprising places gender imbalances in male dominated industries show up in daily life

Blogs / 02 May 2021 6 min

6 steps to creating a women’s sponsorship programme

Blogs / 04 Apr 2021 4 min

4 ways men can be better allies to women: Enabling gender equality in the workplace

Blogs / 27 Feb 2021 8 min

10 senior management behaviours that set back gender equality: and what to do about them

Blogs / 27 Feb 2021 4 min

Gender targets – a good thing or a bad thing?

Blogs / 31 Jan 2021 7 min

Why you need a women’s sponsorship – not mentoring – programme

Blogs / 05 Dec 2020 6 min

How to conduct a powerful gender DEI audit

Blogs / 02 Nov 2020 9 min

Beware the Glass Cliff

Blogs / 01 Oct 2020 8 min

Microaggressions: the silent killer in gender equality

Blogs / 23 Aug 2020 7 min

The case for women-only development programmes

Blogs / 01 Aug 2020 8 min

The 9 barriers blocking women’s progression in your organisation

Blogs / 06 May 2020 8 min

10 things men can do to support gender equality