Close the Gap newsround (13)
Posted by: Julie McIntosh
on Mar 01, 2012 
This week's newsround includes articles on childcare, occupational segregation, and women's representation in the media.
NEWS - SCOTLAND
The Scotsman
Scottish childcare among the UK’s costliest
NEWS - UK
BBC News
Judging panel unveiled for £1m engineering prize
Childcare cost rises 'may make parents quit their jobs'
The Guardian
Women on the case: the new winning formula for primetime TV drama
Financial Times - Business blog
The glass ceiling – in pictures
Times Educational Supplement
International Women's Day, 8 March - Standing in the way of control
The Huffington Post
The Gender Pay Gap Gains Are At Risk Of Erosion
The Age
The gender agenda: Gillard and the politics of sexism
Fresh business thinking
Women on Boards progress welcomed, though more work needed, say recruiters
NEWS - INTERNATIONAL
The Guardian
Germany's top female journalists call for women quotas in media
Women in the media: why the call for a quota in Germany is vital
The Huffington Post
Tech's Glass Ceiling Looks Stronger Than Ever -- But Companies Aren't Telling
news.com.au
EQUAL PAY DAY: Huge win for women 'could help close wage gap'
Femmonomics
The Business Case for Supplier Diversity
EVENTS
International Women's Day - Women in Scotland 2012 - The Big Picture
Close the Gap will be speaking at Engender's Women in Scotland 2012 Conference being held on International Women's Day Wednesday 8 March in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh, 10am-4.30pm
The event is an opportunity to take part in discussions around; gender budgeting, occupational segregation, welfare reform and poverty, childcare, women in the economy and many more issues. For more details about this FREE event click on the link above.
Equality in Employment: Gender, Diversity and Inclusion in the Financial Service Sector
Thursday 8 March, London 12.30 – 16.30
The Equality and Human Rights Commission in collaboration with City HR Associates and the Financial Services Authority are holding an International Women’s Day Symposium to consider some of the challenging questions around progression and compensation of women in the finance industry.
Apprenticeships and Training Conference 2012
Thursday 29 March, Edinburgh
Emma Ritch, Project Manager at Close the Gap will be speaking at the Apprenticeship and Training Conference on gender stereotyping in educaiton and training and the impact on sustainable economic growth.
Women's History Month
Messiah College will be celebrating Women's History Month through a series of events and alternate chapels this March.
The events will reflect the 2012 national theme of "Women's Education--Women's Empowerment." The use of film, cultural celebrations and speakers will help lead discussion about the many ways women can be empowered to do the work they feel called to do, said Tatiana Diaz, director of Multicultural Programs at Messiah.