To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Industrial Law Journal, its Editor-in-Chief, Professor Simon Deakin, has hand-picked twelve articles published in the journal for their significance to the field. Professor Lizzie Barmes' 2003 article with Sue Astiany, 'The Diversity Approach to Achieving Equality: Potential and Pitfalls' is one of the twelve pieces chosen and is currently freely available to view and download at www.oxfordjournals.org