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Articles tagged with: Equalities & Discrimination
Baroness Thomas: 'Disabled people are having their independence snatched away'
Economy
By Baroness Thomas of Winchester
Baroness Thomas: 'Disabled people are having their independence snatched away'
Liberal Democrat peer Baroness Thomas writes that new DWP disability assessments might well deprive people of their independence and increase, not decrease, the unemployment rate for the disabled.
UK leads Europe on women in top Government jobs, but key departments fall behind Partner content
Economy
By EY
UK leads Europe on women in top Government jobs, but key departments fall behind
New research by EY reveals the state of gender equality among the UK’s senior civil servants.
Women and low pay
Economy
By Ruth Cadbury MP
Women and low pay
Labour MP, Ruth Cadbury, says "more needs to be done to recognise the value in women’s work in addition to increasing pay."
Baroness Jenkin: 17 female Conservative MPs ten years ago - 68 elected in 2015
By Baroness Jenkin of Kennington
Baroness Jenkin: 17 female Conservative MPs ten years ago - 68 elected in 2015
Baroness Jenkin of Kennington marks the tenth anniversary of Women2Win, set up to 'rattle the Conservative cage' and increase the number of female Tory MPs through identifying, training & mentoring female candidates.
Partner content
Economy
By EY
Women on boards: There’s still a long way to go before the UK can say ‘job done’, says EY
Liz Bingham, an EY partner who received an OBE this year for her services to equality in the workplace, commented:
Partner content
Education
By Save the Children
Poor children ‘set up to fail’ by poor language and communication skills before the age of five
Boys hardest hit by language skills gap which leaves poorest five year olds 15 months behind classmates
Partner content
Economy
By KPMG LLP
KPMG backs Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission call for improved access to the elite professions
Commenting on the Social Mobility Child Poverty Commissions latest report A qualitative evaluation of non-educational barriers to the elite professions, Marianne Fallon, Partner and Head of Corporate Affairs at KPMG said:
Partner content
Home affairs
By Law Society
The terrible impact of legal aid changes on the most vulnerable
Commenting on the Joint Committee of Human Rights report published today,Law Society president Andrew Caplen said:
Partner content
Economy
By Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
ACCA calls for increase in gender diversity to boost business performance
New briefing paper emphasises value of gender diversity in business
Boardroom quotas will not solve gender inequality – Business Minister Partner content
Economy
By CIPD
Boardroom quotas will not solve gender inequality – Business Minister
Quotas for women on company boards will not solve the issue of gender inequality in the workplace, a Business Minister has said. 
Partner content
Health
By Guide Dogs
Making work accessible for all
Guide Dogs responds to Debbie Abrahams MP debate on the employment of people with disabilities, calling for improved transport for those with sight loss.
Sharon Hodgson MP: The Commonwealth leading the fight to combat violence against women Partner content
Health
By Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
Sharon Hodgson MP: The Commonwealth leading the fight to combat violence against women
Labour MP, Sharon Hodgson, attended the recent CPA Women Parliamentarians’ Conference, setting out how this Commonwealth group is helping to reduce gender based violence.
We must end feminist bigotry
Political parties
By Dominic Raab MP
We must end feminist bigotry

Men are getting a 'raw deal' despite tough equality legislation, Dominic Raab MP writes as he calls for an end to 'feminist bigotry'.