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Close the Gap newsround (25)
This edition captures articles on equal pay claims, occupational segregation and issues related to the gender pay gap and its causes.
NEWS - General
Edinburgh City Council agree settlement on equal pay dispute
Hannah McGill: Creative gender gap makes artists close ranks
STUC Women's Conference 2012: women and their priorities at work
The Guardian
High court rules: equal pay places local government at risk of claims
Women's economic empowerment offers a win-win scenario
Women who worked for Birmingham council win equal pay court fight
Soaring cost of childcare 'stops parents seeking work'
Boardroom pay survey shows persistent and large gender gap
Pension savings gender gap widens
Pay discrimination: the equality trap
The Independent
Britain's women bosses face lifetime pay gap of £423,000
Cambridge News
Equal pay ruling 'may impact City'
BBC News
Birmingham City Council liable for £757m equal pay claims
Women's Enterprise Scotland
European Committee Opinion On Women Entrepreneurs
Fawcett Society
Fawcett warns of a 'backwards step' on equal pay
Recruiter
Gender balance reporting for listed firms broadens diversity debate
Reuters UK
EU delays vote on quotas for women in the boardroom
Management Today
The pay gap is still a heavily ingrained philosophy
Personnel Today
Top 10 private- and public-sector employers for gender and ethnicity
NEWS - Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
The Guardian
Forgotten women of science win recognition online
Scotland on Sunday
Engineering giant training top managers to avoid gender discrimination
EVENTS
One Workplace, Equal Rights
Bargaining for equality seminar, Friday 30 November 2012, STUC, Woodlands Rd, Glasgow
This seminar is for trade union representatives on equalities in the workplace. It will provide information on reps can promote and support equalities practice in the workplace. To register and find out more contact the One Workplace Development Manager, Zaffir Hakim at the STUC zhakim@stuc.org.uk or 0141 337 8122
Close the Gap international newsround (4)
This post captures news relating to the causes of the gender pay gap and equal pay in different countries. This includes issues such as occupational segregation and gender inequality in the labour market.
Africa
Australia
Australian women standing up to sexism
Saudi Arabia
Employers urged to create sound work environment for women
India
Indian working women need a better deal than what India Inc now gives them
Gender balance: Less than 1% of police officials are women
Ireland
Pay gap widest in private sector as women still earn €200 less than men
USA
Gender Imbalances Persist in Academics
Engineers top list in report linking pay to degree
Close the Gap newsround (24)
This edition captures articles related to the gender pay gap and its causes.
NEWS - General
The Guardian
Employment trends: women in local government
Women directors boost company performance
Why has the number of senior female managers fallen at the NAO?
What is the private sector's attitude to women voluntary sector leaders?
The Herald
Gender gap in UK apprentice schemes
The Telegraph
Caroline Thomson: BBC still has work to do on sexism and ageism
Companies forced to reveal number of women staff
Mothers who return to work treated like 'subspecies'
Trade Union Council
Women could miss out on auto-enrolement into workplace pensions
Accountancy Age
Pay up, so women don't ship out
Shropshire News
Female apprentices 'face pay gap'
Huffington Post
Male, Pale and Stale: The Gender Gap in the UK's Leading Roles
NEWS - Media
Why does this shocking dearth of women in the media persist?
Fewer than one in five R4 Today guests or reporters are women
Women in Journalism research finds sexist stereotypes dominate front pages of newspapers
NEWS - Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Women in Technology
Flexible working attracts women into IT roles at Intel
Guardian
Challenging the gender imbalance in renewable industry
Meet GoldieBlox: the toy designed to get girls interested in engineering
Why are so few women working in technology?
The Telegraph
Women in UK engineering jobs 'worryingly low'
How Intel attracts more women into engineering roles
BBC News
Women of Wikipedia edit planned to celebrate the legacy of Ada Lovelace Day
State schools in England & Wales 'failing girls who want to study physics'
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
Women Still Have to Prove Themselves in Academic Hiring
EVENTS
STUC Women's Conference
12 - 13 November, 2012; Concert Hall, Perth
Scottish Trade Union women gather to discuss a wide range which impact on the lives of women. For further information contact Helen Carson, Admin Assistant, STUC, at hcarson@stuc.org.uk or telephone 0141 337 8100.
CONSULTATIONS
Scottish Government
Procurement Reform Bill
Ends on the 2 November 2012
Procurement Reform Bill aim is to establish a national legislative framework for sustainable public procurement that supports Scotland's economic growth by delivering social and environmental benefits, supporting innovation and promoting public procurement processes and systems which are transparent, streamlined, standardised, proportionate, fair and business-friendly.
Close the Gap newsround (23)
This edition captures articles related to the gender pay gap and its causes. There is also information about Close the Gap's next event.
NEWS - SCOTLAND
BBC
Bill to increase free pre-school childcare in Scotland
Herald
Cutbacks send summer childcare costs soaring
Council faces multimillion equal pay bill
A sweet victory in the battle for equal pay
Rutherglen Reformer
Childcare commission to consider longer school days
Women to be hit hardest by ECJ gender ruling.
UK News
The Guardian
Maternity leave is a women's issue? Don't buy that line
Actors' union rallies theatres to create more parts for women
Equality and Human Rights Commission
New guide explains maternity rights and redundancy
Job evaluation fails to stop equal pay claims
People Management
Policewomen unhappy over inflexible work practices
The Engineer
Gender should be no barrier to talent
Western Telegraph
Pembrokeshire County Council's £3.5million pay gap settlement
EVENTS
Women in Renewable Energy Scotland
Close the Gap are supporting Women in Renewable Energy Scotland's (WiRES) reception being held on Tuesday 4 September at the Scottish Parliament.
This event aims to celebrate the contribution women can make to the economic growth of the renewable energy sector in Scotland. It will be held in the Garden Lobby of the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday 4 September 6.00pm-8.00pm (registration open from 5.30pm).
This event is being sponsored by Rhoda Grant MSP.
If you have not received an invite and would like to attend then please visit www.wiresreception.eventbrite.co.uk to find out more.
CONSULTATIONS - UK Government
Equality Act 2010: consultation on employer liability for harassment of employees by third parties
Equality Act 2010: consultation on repeal of two enforcement provisions
Close the Gap newsround (22)
This week's newsround includes articles on occupational segregation, women and work and gender stereotyping.
NEWS - SCOTLAND
The Courier
Fife Council gives out £23.4m in equal pay claims to underpaid female workers
Herald Scotland
Women in Scotland retire on a third less than men
NEWS - UK
BBC
The Guardian
Male corporate elite bars women's way to top, says study of headhunters
What does the localism agenda mean for women?
Independent
Fewer than one third of most senior jobs are held by women
UK government to launch commission on childcare
Further Education Week
Women lead the way at WLN conference
Women in Technology
Sexual discrimination still prominent in the workplace, survey finds
HR Magazine
Quotas are not the way forward for gender diversity, says home secretary
News - EUROPE & INTERNATIONAL
European Commission
Gender stereotyping and ICT: a fresh perspective
Parliament calls for sanctions to enforce equal pay
Greece
Greek cuts hits women hardest as employees and service users
The Irish Times
Employers who pay women less may face fines and sanctions
USA
Corporate world targets the gender gap in top ranks
EVENTS
Chartered Institute for IT-BSCWomen
BCSWomen Scotland will have their first meeting in Scotland on 27th June in the IBM office in St Andrew Square, Edinburgh. The event will start between 6 and 6.30pm, and go on until about 8.30pm. Further details available at bcswomenscotland.wordpress.com
CONSULTATIONS - UK Government
Equality Act 2010: consultation on employer liability for harassment of employees by third parties
Equality Act 2010: consultation on repeal of two enforcement provisions