This week we have events from the UKRC and a link to the UK Government's consultation on 'Strengthening Women's Voices in Government.'
EVENTS
24-25 May 2011
WiSE Conference: Counting on Women- Gender, Care and Economics
Speakers: Professor Marilyn Waring, globally renowned feminist economist and Professor Martha Fineman, internationally renowned law and society scholar.
The UKRC highlights apprentice recruitment drive by Jaguar Land Rover
March 2011
The UKRC welcome UN Status of Women Commission’s focus on science and technology
NEWS
Flexible working regulation to be scrapped
Cutting red tape can mean scaling back on equality
Women face discrimination for senior IT positions, claims study
Walmart sex-bias case divides US supreme court
Highlands and Islands Enterprise
Promoting a a new generation of engineers in Highland and Islands
Scottish Enterprise
Government strategy for Creative Industries published
Life Sciences Advisory Board launches refreshed strategy
CONSULTATION
UK Government
'Strenghthening Women's Voices in Government' deadline 10 June 2011
RESEARCH
International Journal of Gender and SET Vol 3, no 1
Making women in SET visible online: a new toolkit from the UKRC