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The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality Insights 2025

In a year that has damaged gender equality more than any other time in recent memory, it is inspiring to see so many employers continue to focus on gender equality as a strategic priority. How and why are they doing this? Find out in our Insights Report 2025.  

The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality Insights 2025

The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality is the UK’s most highly profiled and well-established listing of employers taking action to create workplaces where everyone, regardless of gender, can thrive. To be considered, key areas of an organisation’s policies, practices and culture are assessed, with criteria updated annually to reflect leading practice in the ever-changing working world. Our Insights Report 2025 outlines the steps you can take to drive this agenda forward.  

In a year that has damaged gender equality more than any other time in recent memory, it is inspiring to see so many employers continue to focus on gender equality as a strategic priority. This year’s process revealed that:

  • Employer action to prevent and address Sexual Harassment was the highest-performing theme – the first time in the award’s history. Demonstrating the powerful and immediate impact of the Worker Protection Act, scores in this area increased by 25%; moving from 9th to 1st position (2024v 2025).
  • Strategy and Objectives (ensuring dedicated strategies championing gender equity are in place with senior-level accountability) and Inclusive Cultures (cultivating inclusive workplaces that encourage employees to speak out and challenge poor behaviour) continue to be amongst the highest-performing issues assessed.
  • Flexible working was the lowest-performing area assessed this year, with an average score drop of 11%.
  • Consistent with 2024, Policies to support Parents and Carers remained as a low-performing area, although scores in real terms increased by 10% from last year.
  • On a positive note, overall performance trended higher in 2025, with a 12% increase in average scores compared to 2024.

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A message from The Times Top 50 Listmakers 2025

Hear from some of this year’s listmakers about their gender equality journey and why making the list is important to their business.  

Thank you once again to all participating organisations and a huge congratulations to those who made The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality list in 2025. As always, this is a journey, not a finish line and there is still much work to be done to ensure we are creating workplaces where everyone can thrive, regardless of gender

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Next steps

Interested in stress testing and learning how to improve your approach to gender equality? Business in the Community experts, including Times Top 50 assessors, can offer cutting-edge guidance on the steps employers can take around this agenda. Speak with our team to consider how we can help you refresh your policies, email our advisory and Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality teams.

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