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Close the Gap - international news (3)
This post captures news from around the world on the causes of the gender pay gap and equal pay. This includes issues such as occupational segregation, gender equality in the labour market, flexible working and much more.
Tanzania
Female Students Shy Away From Science Courses
Ghana
Minister calls on women to embrace jobs in ICT sector
Australia
Time is running out to close the gender wage gap
Australian women lagging in super, pay, board spots
Australia ignoring hidden resource
Canada
Stereotypes keep women away from science
Caribbean
Legislation will end differentiation of pay for women in the workplace
Pakistan
Women enjoying full rights in Pakistan, working in all departments: Bilawal
Singapore
Close the Gap - monthly international news (1)
Every month Close the Gap will capture news from around the world on the causes of the gender pay gap and equal pay. This includes issues such as occupaitonal segregation, gender equality in the labour market, flexibly working and much more. This edition covers January and February 2012
NEWS
European Parliament news
Still much to do to redress gender inequality in the EU, says committee
Uganda: Daily Monitor
Policy alternatives needed to bridge gender gap for science courses
Swaziland: Swazi Observer
Gender inequalities lead to unequal development
The Australian - National Affairs
Julia Gillard-Equal Work, Equal Pay
Australia News
Equal pay day: Huge win for women 'could help close wage gap'
EQUAL PAY DAY: Huge win for women 'could help close wage gap'
Central Western Daily
Pay rise right on the money for workers
Australia: The Conversation
The reality of the gender wage gap
Voxy News
New Zealand women left behind on pay
Northern Rivers Echo
CBA wins Catalyst gender award
The India Times
Business Wire Ireland
Research and Markets: Salary & Compensation: ASTD's Learning and Development
The Irish Times
Great strides made towards gender equality but playing field is still not level
Hogan says gender balance proposals could change face of politics forever
Irish Independent
Maeve Dineen: Gender equality still has a long way to go at Davos
Irish women better qualified than men but earn less and work fewer hours - report
Sweden: Information Daily
Women Managers Make Proposals For Greater Gender Equality
The Gulf Today
USA
Los Angeles Times:
Harvard News
Stop Tying Pay to Performance. The evidence is overwhelming: It doesn’t work.
The Sacromento Bee
Columbia Spectator
University stalling on salary gender gap
Forbes
Breaking the Silicon Ceiling: Women Innovate Mobile
Think Progress Economy
Women Still Earn Far Less Than Men
North Carolina-News & Observer
N.C. job reductions hit women, minorities hardest
CTI Career Search
Study Shows Gender Gap In STEM Careers May Persist For A Century
New Jersey
Gender gap in N.J. women's pay deserves attention
Google - Associated Press
Women in Film celebrates female Oscar nominees
Opposing Views
White House Helping Break Glass Ceiling for Women & Girls
Cayman News Services
Times Colonist
Times Herald-Record
Miss Representation' spotlights gender bias
Canada The Province
Record four female directors at Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes Film Festival is underway and this year there are four female directors in the running for the Palme d'Or . Last year there were none.
It is the most women in one single year since Cannes started in 1946.
An improvement nonetheless, but as Charlotte Higgins discusses in the Guardian there is a chronic shortage of female directors in the industry.
Birds Eye View, whose aim is to 'celebrate and support international women film makers' suggest that only 6% of directors and 12% of screenwriters are women. The UK Film Council 2010 report states that of the number of UK titles released in 2009 only 17.2% of directors were women and 16.5% of writers were women.
The reasons why there are so few women are familiar; women are responsible for the majority of care at home, the lack of access to business networks make securing funding and sponsorship difficult, the 'macho' culture and the need to constantly prove your technical credentials that comes with working in a male-dominated occupation are also a problem.
As Lynne Ramsay said on the lack of women directors, "it is a bit like a country not being filmed – and that country not having a voice. It really does matter."
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