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Close the Gap works in Scotland on women’s participation in the labour market.
We work with policymakers, employers and employees to influence and enable action to address the causes of women’s inequality at work.
Latest publications
Close the Gap's response to Social Security Scotland's draft equality outcomes consultationClose the Gap and Engender Joint Briefing - Scottish National Invesment Bank Bill Stage 3Close the Gap Working Paper 21: Gender pay gap statisticsClose the Gap response to UK Government Good Work Plan consultation on transparencyFrom our blog
Close the Gap research finds that fixed term contracts are amplifying the inequalities and disadvantage that women face in the tech industry New legislation puts gender equality at the heart of the Scottish National Investment BankThe detrimental impact domestic abuse has on women’s employment Equal Pay Day sharpens the focus on pay discrimination@closethepaygap
Thank you @GailRossSNP for your support of our ESAW project and your commitment to gender equality. 5 hours agoSad to hear @GailRossSNP is stepping down as an MSP, esp given her reasons. It's so important to tackle barriers to participation which disprortionately hit women bc of their caring roles. 
5 hours ago- Sad to hear @GailRossSNP is stepping down as an MSP, esp given her reasons. It's so important to tackle barriers to participation which disprortionately hit women bc of their caring roles. 5 hours ago
We need accessible and inclusive ways of working in our parliament and councils to allow those with caring responsibilities (largely women) to be able to fully participate. Thank you for highlighting this and thank you for your support of our campaign @GailRossSNP 8 hours ago by Women5050
The Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross MSP Gail Ross is to stand down at the next election. She's found it difficult being away from her wee boy. She's calling for Holyrood to consider video conferencing and remote voting to make it easier for politicians with young families. 1 day ago
One more day to apply for the Project Officer role for the ICE programme in Dundee 🙌
mwrc.org.uk/jobs-opportu… 
1 day ago by AminaMWRC
