Pinsent Masons named as a Top 50 Employer for Women by The Times

The Times Top 50 Employers for Women annual listing identifies companies which embed gender equality into their business strategy. Businesses are assessed on a range of areas, including their approach to recruitment, family friendly policies and how they have championed gender equality in the context of the pandemic.

Pinsent Masons has enhanced its commitment to inclusion and belonging in recent years to further support its people and promote equality across its business. Earlier this year, the firm brought forward the launch its Global Carers Policy to support families and individuals with caring responsibilities affording additional annual leave and launched several new network groups including its Fertility Support Group and Fan Club, its menopause awareness group.

Senior partner at Pinsent Masons, Richard Foley, said: "Equality in all forms is critical if business is to work better for people. While it's clear that significant progress has been made across the profession over the last decade, I am fully aware that more can and should be done to build on the positive changes we have made at Pinsent Masons such as support for working families and the continued rollout of agile working.

"There are no quick fixes to achieving equality and recognising the challenges and how far there is still to go ensures that we continue to listen to our people and collaborate with other businesses to improve and adapt in a way that promotes equality in its broadest sense."

Gender Equality Director at Business in the Community, Charlotte Woodworth, said: “COVID-19 has shone a light on how far we have to go on gender equality: by having to pick up things like the bulk of extra caring responsibilities, women have been disproportionately affected by lockdown.

"We congratulate the many employers who have maintained their efforts towards gender equality at this time, often introducing innovative policies to support their workforce during this period. This year’s application process for The Times Top 50 Employers for Women was the most competitive one we have seen in five years. Employers like Pinsent Masons haven’t forgotten women at work and they are committed to making gender inequality a thing of the past.”