🧠Insight-led opinion and strategic commentary on EDI — written by The Equal Group Team.
In this reflective blog post, Mac explores what his #BHMHeroes taught him about meaningful corporate commitment, why performative celebration harms inclusion, and how Black History Month should drive structural, not symbolic, change.
This blog concludes that many are currently "lost," with leaders feeling commitment is risky due to backlash, and staff feeling overlooked. The path forward requires renewed focus, managing the most complex aspects of EDI, and prioritising long-term structural progress over temporary optics.
This article speaks about why 2026 is the ultimate year of reckoning for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI). It explores a critical convergence of forces: the displacement of marginalised workers by AI, the real-world dangers of divisive "anti-EDI" politics, and the blurring of economic reality in the digital age.
The experience of any parent returning to work after the birth of a newborn can be complex. A male within a same sex couple shares his perspective on this.
Kate’s story is a powerful example of how returning to work after maternity leave doesn’t mean going back to “who you were”—it’s about stepping confidently into a new chapter with purpose.
It is not a hidden fact that childcare costs have risen significantly in the UK. We explore the barriers women and men face when deciding to return to work.
