gender inequality

May 31, 2019

Aid agencies say more resources needed for women and girls following Mozambique cyclones

The humanitarian crisis increase the risks faced by women and girls in Mozambique and could widen gender inequalities in a country which even prior to the disaster, ranked in the bottom 20 nations on the UNDP Gender Inequality Index.
January 5, 2019

Equality Trust says rampant inequality is damaging UK society

Only six FTSE CEOs are women and they earn 54 per cent of the salaries of their male counterparts.
December 18, 2018

Fawcett Society welcomes new code banning gender stereotypes in advertising

The Advertising Standards Authority has announced that it will enforce a new code around gender stereotyping in adverts from June 2019.
September 21, 2018

UK Government 'lagging behind in making budgets work for women'

The Women’s Budget Group is urging the UK Government to follow the example of the Scottish Government in analysing economic policies for their equality impact.
July 9, 2018

West Midlands jobs market failing women

New data shows that in the West Midlands, women are less likely to be employed than men. The gap has widened significantly since 2010, in contrast to the rest of the UK, where it is closing. The gap is also greater for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic women.
June 1, 2018

Refuge calls on Government to put victims at the heart of Domestic Abuse Bill

Refuge says domestic abuse needs to be considered within a broader context of violence agianst women and girls.
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.