Women in banking face a ‘double glass ceiling’; one when being promoted to management and another when being promoted to executive roles, according to new research from the SKEMA Business School Observatory on the Feminisation of Companies. Although women make up 52 per cent of banking sector employees globally, they average only 38 per cent of middle managers and 16 per cent of executive committees. These are the findings of Professor Michel Ferrary’s ‘Gender Diversity in the Banking Industry’ report,...

Vegan fashion accessories designer Kuma Design increases their offering to customers with the opportunity to create your own individual fashion brooch using their ‘Build Your Own Butterfly’ Tool. Individuality Stems from Personality and Not Mass-Market Sales. Since 2015 Mari Ojasaar was a child she always had a passion for creative crafting and design. She describes her life as ‘art’ and chooses to live life as a voice of individuality and not echoing what is ‘trendy’ right now. This value transcends...

With cryptos set to take over the financial sector, people are going all in to invest early andstand to rake in some profits as the prices step up. However, it’s always prudent to make efforts to ensure that whatever you’re investing in is real and has potential for bringing you profits. Being one of the currently most prolific cryptos creating quite a buzz Dascoin has, of course, been a subject of discussion on various forums and blogs. The big question is:...

In Have a Nice Day, Liu Jian has created a world of multiple dimensions in the 2D renderings of a seedy southern China fringe town where lives intersect over a bag of cold hard cash. A suitable alternative title for this pulpy, crime-caper animation would be, “In the Mood for Money.” The story is simple, and the comparisons rife. When Xiao Zhang (Zhu Changlong), a low rent gangster existing on the bottom rung of the criminal ladder, robs underworld kingpin,...

While those of you on this side of the pond are unlikely to be familiar with A Wrinkle In Time: Madeleine L’Engle’s seminal YA novel, originally published in the early 60s, and the first instalment in her highly lauded ‘Time Quintet’ series. Over in America the book is something of a childhood mainstay, studied in classrooms for more than fifty years now, and beloved by many for its intellectual & emotional underpinnings. This warm-hearted and well-intentioned adaptation from Ava DuVernay...

Move over coffee aficionados. You’ve had your run of things for way too long. It’s high time the tea brigade evened things up a little. I’m not saying we can’t share the love, but with a coffee shop on every street corner, the inequality is killing me. It’s high time the high street made room for tea. Now, if I could guarantee a decent cup of tea from a barista I’d keep schtum. But, how many more crappy cups of...

We're all guilty of ducking issues. The biggest killer of men under 45 in the UK is suicide, and it's because we let issues mount up rather than letting them out. Which is why Ducking Punches strike such a poignant note with their first new video since the release of their assured fourth album ‘Alamort’. "I Ruin Everything" is about as honest, as brazen and as powerful a hit as you are likely to hear this year. The video features the band opening...

AN INTERNATIONAL charity has launched a film to educate people about the history of the Gurkhas with the help of adventurer extraordinaire and television personality Bear Grylls. The Gurkha Welfare Trust, which is based in Salisbury, has made the three-minute film entitled ‘Who are the Gurkhas’ to educate the public about the elite Nepalese soldiers who have a reputation as being some of the toughest and bravest on earth. The animated film is narrated by Bear Grylls a friend of...

An undercover investigation by Channel 4 News reveals how Cambridge Analytica secretly campaigns in elections across the world. Bosses of the company were filmed talking about using bribes, ex-spies, fake IDs and sex workers. The murky world of big data and using social media to spread political messages to millions of people, raises more questions on the ethics and safety of the on-line world. Cambridge Analytica has been accused of using the personal data of 50 million Facebook members to...