Articles tagged with: Equalities & Discrimination

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07 Mar 2016 Communities

Inspiring the next generation of women in construction

To mark International Womens Day the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) interviewed Ishrat Sharif, Director and Owner of DPB Ltd, a small construction firm in East London.

05 Feb 2016 Economy

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

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21 Jan 2016 Economy

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.

18 Nov 2015 Economy

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."

16 Nov 2015

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.

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29 Oct 2015 Economy

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:

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30 Jun 2015 Education

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

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16 Jun 2015 Economy

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:

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24 Mar 2015 Home affairs

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:

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12 Mar 2015 Economy

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

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26 Feb 2015 Economy

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.

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24 Feb 2015 Health

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

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23 Feb 2015 Health

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.

24 Jan 2011 Political parties

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'.