The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality
The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality
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. It is our annual flagship award, led by Business in the Community (BITC) since 2011, which celebrates the achievements and the impactful efforts of organisations that have been at the forefront of championing gender equality in the workplace.
The impact of the Times Top 50 Equality
Business in the Community’s (BITC) gender campaign exists to accelerate progress towards a gender-equal future and encourage UK businesses to unlock the value of gender equality for all.
The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality (TT50), BITC’s flagship award, helps accelerate progress by spotlighting companies that are pioneers in creating fair workplaces, encouraging others to adopt similar practices. Applicants across the board have boasted of the value The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality has brought their organisation:
Our 2026 Listmakers
Ones to watch
Apply for the Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2027
To express your interest in the 2027 the application process, organisations should register their interest through the form below.
Applications for The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2026 have now closed.
The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality Assessor Team is currently reviewing entries. This will be completed by April 2026. If you would like to inquire about the 2027 application cycle, contact our team at timestop50@bitc.org.uk.
The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2026 Key Dates
Applications close
The 2026 application cycle will close on 6 February 2026.
Application assessment period
The Times Top 50 for Gender Equality Assessor Team review entries from February to April 2026.
The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality Launch event 2026
Award winners for The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2026 will be revealed in June 2026. With inspiring keynote speakers and an open forum to share ideas and best practices, this event is provides a great opportunity to look back on how far we’ve come on gender equality and to talk about the current challenges businesses face, while inspiring companies to strive to build a fairer future that works for people, businesses, and the economy. In 2025, companies that made the 2025 list were recognised at Norton Rose Fulbright.
Insights from the 2026 listmakers
Each year, Business in the Community develops insights from The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality, highlighting how leading organisations are advancing gender equality and why it remains a strategic business priority.
This year’s list reflects the continued commitment of leading employers to drive meaningful change. The results of the 2026 process demonstrated the need for employers to build digital and AI-related skills, have clear policies that support marginalised genders at work, provide pay transparency, continue to make flexible working a reality by default, and set gender targets throughout management levels, as well as ensuring they analyse key workforce data intersectionally and positively influence their stakeholders, especially their supply chains.
Employers are being urged to accelerate action by embedding flexible working, ensuring equitable support for parents and carers, increasing transparency around pay, and taking an intersectional approach to addressing barriers across the workforce.
The full Insights Report 2026 will launch in September 2026.
Resources from the 2026 application cycle for reference
Key resources
The 2025 Insights Report
Success in a changing world demands inclusive organisations where all can contribute and thrive. Progress on this isn’t just ‘good for women’ and wider society, it’s vital for businesses’ bottom lines. Our Insights Report 2025 outlines the steps you can take to drive this agenda forward.
Route map to a more Gender Equal Future
This route map outlines the approach businesses should take to protect and, where possible, accelerate gender equality at work. Follow the eight steps.
Gendered Impacts of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
This factsheet sets out the importance of employers making equity and inclusion considerations when navigating this new technological landscape.
Gender Pay Gap Reporting Dashboard
We encourage all employers to talk openly about the gender pay gap, the average gap between men and women’s earnings in the UK. The dashboard encourages transparency.
Frequently Asked Questions
Register your interest
To begin the application process, businesses should register their interest through our website. After registration, you will receive a unique application link from no-reply@surveys.bitc.org.uk
Submit your entry
Entries are submitted through an online survey hosted on the Survey Monkey platform.
You do not need a username or password to access the form.
One link per organisation
Only one person from your organisation should request the entry link. This helps ensure
that your company is working on a single, unified entry form. You can share the link with
colleagues if you’d like to collaborate, but only one person should be responsible for
submitting the application.
Application progress
Survey Monkey automatically saves your progress as you complete the entry form. This
means you can leave the form and return to it later, whether it’s days or weeks later,
without losing any work.
If you need to exit before finishing, be sure to click “Save and Next” on the last question
you worked on to ensure your progress is saved.
Avoid multiple users
The platform does not support multiple users editing the form at the same time, which
could cause issues with autosaving. To avoid this, we recommend working on a shared
document offline and then having the designated person (the one who requested the
entry link) upload and submit the final answers.
Key dates for the Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality include:
- 19 November 2025 – Applications open
- 7 January 2026 – The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality Information event
- 6 February 2026 – Applications close
- February to May 2026 – Assessment of entries and notification of results
- June 2026 – The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality list published in The Times
- June 2026 onwards – Applicants able to receive individual feedback on their application
- Have your current policies reviewed by a specialist adviser and expert advice on how to enhance your approach.
- Amplify your public profile and demonstrate your commitment to gender equity.
- A chance to be featured on The Times and Sunday Times websites.
- Your participation can positively impact your staff recruitment and retention policies and practises and attract a diverse pool of top talent.
The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality is an annual flagship award led by Business in the Community. It recognises and celebrates organisations that champion greater gender equity at work and can demonstrate progress towards creating more fair and equitable workplaces.
Thank you to our media partner, The Times.
