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

The Scotsman

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

Gender quotas plan postponed

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

Mind the gender gap

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

Middle East and North Africa: Boosting support for women’s entrepreneurship will pay off in jobs and growth, says OECD

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

Women earn 82% of men

Gender Imbalances Persist in Academics

Engineers top list in report linking pay to degree

'It is about equal pay, not binders'

Women and STEM careers

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