Business in the Community (BITC) has named the organisations that make up The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2025, the UK’s most respected benchmark for employers embedding gender equity at every level. bitc.org.uk
This year’s assessment shows clear momentum in some areas—and emerging risk in others:
| Progress | Persistent Gaps |
|---|---|
| Stronger anti-harassment frameworks and culture-change training | Flexible-working access shrinking as post-pandemic policies tighten |
| Greater pay-gap transparency, with more firms including salary bands on job adverts | Patchy parental / carer support, especially for fathers, co-parents and employees with elder-care responsibilities |
| Intersectional data collection to surface barriers for women in low-paid or under-represented roles | Slow uptake of evidence-based interventions (e.g. gender-balanced shortlists, structured promotion criteria) |
BITC urges employers to embed flexibility by design, guarantee equitable support for parents and carers, publish clear reward frameworks, intensify anti-harassment efforts, and use intersectional data to close opportunity gaps. bitc.org.uk
Leadership voice
Kieran Harding, Acting Chief Executive of BITC, commented:
“The businesses that have achieved Top 50 status this year have demonstrated their unwavering commitment to championing gender equality as a priority. Progress isn’t just ‘good for women’; it’s vital for business resilience and the bottom line.”
2025 listmakers (alphabetical)
A&O Shearman • AB Agri • Addleshaw Goddard LLP • Anglo American • AtkinsRéalis • Atos Group • Aviva • Bain & Company • Capgemini • Capital One UK • CBRE • Centrica • CityFibre • Close Brothers Group plc • Deloitte • Deutsche Bank • Emerald Publishing Limited • Eversheds Sutherland • Fidelity International • Grant Thornton UK LLP • Hachette UK • Jacobs • Kellanova • KPMG • Linklaters • Lloyds Banking Group • Marsh Limited • Mercer • Morgan Stanley • Mott MacDonald • National Grid • NatWest • Nestlé UK &I • Norton Rose Fulbright • Ofcom • PA Consulting • PepsiCo • Pinsent Masons LLP • PwC • Ramboll • Shell UK • Simmons & Simmons LLP • Skyscanner • Sodexo • Tesco Stores Ltd • TLT LLP • Virgin Media O2 • Vodafone UK • Westminster City Council • Worldline IT Services UK Ltd bitc.org.uk
Take-aways for HRD Pathfinder Club members
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Audit flexibility at role-level, not team-level – move beyond policy statements to granular job-design reviews.
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Equalise parental leave across genders to accelerate cultural shift; publish take-up data to demonstrate credibility.
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Salary-band transparency: include ranges on every advert and clarify bonus criteria to build trust and close gaps.
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Mandatory by-stander and manager training on harassment and victim support channels.
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Intersectional metrics dashboards: slice gender data by ethnicity, age, pay quartile and contract type to prioritise action.
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Continuous learning: leverage BITC route-maps, peer masterclasses, and cross-company mentoring to sustain momentum. bitc.org.uk
References
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Business in the Community. “The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2025.” bitc.org.uk
(Press-release content supplied by BITC; additional analysis by HRD Pathfinder Club editorial team.)
