Fifty years after the Sex Discrimination Act, women have more opportunities than ever, but less freedom to stop. While AI, burnout and bias are reshaping the meaning of equality at work. I was born in 1975, the year the Sex Discrimination Act became law. It was heralded as a new dawn by both politicians and feminists, the moment Britain promised that women would no longer be held back by their gender in education, work, or everyday life. According to my photo albums, it was also the year my...

What muddy pitches can teach us about the next generation of female leaders It’s 9.30 am on a Saturday, and the wind is up, wrestling fiercely with the tie-dye trees that surround the pitch. Parents stand alert on the sidelines, absorbed in the action, shouting concise instructions. A pony-tailed woman sidesteps down the line enthusiastically. Across the field, the girls sprint, pivot, fall, and get back up again.“Keep going!” calls the coach from the sidelines when momentum cools. This is...