gender inequality

February 2, 2018

Fawcett Society comments on BBC review of gender bias

The Fawcett Society has responded to a BBC review which concluded that there is no evidence of unlawful gender bias regarding pay decisions at the corporation.
December 30, 2017

Call to make 2018 a year of action on gender equality

Young Women’s Trust calls for 2018 – the centenary of women’s suffrage – to be a year of action on gender equality.
July 31, 2017

BBC salaries, the market and moral agency

There is an instinctive sense among most of us that income is a private matter.
March 27, 2017

UN agrees roadmap to women’s economic empowerment

The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women has agreed on a roadmap to women’s full and equal participation in the economy as a vital step to achieving sustainable development as the body concluded its two-week session.
March 9, 2017

Confront root causes of gender inequality says Christian Aid

Gender equality will never become a reality until governments invest in breaking down the social constraints that prevent women living in poverty from progressing economically, Christian Aid has said
March 8, 2016

UN agency reports large gender gaps across global labour market

Despite modest gains in some regions in the world, millions of women are losing ground in their quest for equality in the world of work, according to a new report prepared by the UN International Labour Organisation (ILO) as part of the its Women at Work Centenary Initiative .
August 28, 2014

Living wage 'out of reach' for most women working part-time, says TUC

The majority of women working part-time earn less than the living wage in over 50 local authority areas across Britain, according to research published today by the TUC.
July 31, 2014

Christian Aid publishes new paper examining the theology of gender

Being made male or female should be a gift of God, not a weapon of oppression says a new paper by Christian Aid, Of the Same Flesh: exploring a theology of gender.
November 4, 2013

Number of young women in low paid jobs has trebled in 20 years, says TUC

The proportion of young women doing low-paid, low-skill jobs has trebled over the last 20 years, according to new research commissioned by the TUC.
July 8, 2013

Voices of faith challenge violation of women’s rights

Former US President Jimmy Carter has called the abuse of women the “most pervasive and unaddressed human rights violation in the whole world.”