The top corporate leadership roles are being filled in ways that neglect diversity, equity and inclusion, research reveals.

Survey also shows poor progress on diversity, with chief executive appointments being almost exclusively white and male.

Performance-based and fairness-based arguments confirm that social identities “are a lens through which contributions will be judged”.

Research shows that unconscious bias—affinity bias—may lead recruiters to favour candidates who are like themselves.

Only a third of financial services firms in the UK manage to increase applications from women, despite targeted recruitment campaigns.

New non-executives must have their areas of expertise but must also understand the “none-too-subtle” tension between challenging management and knowing what’s going on inside their companies.