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Close the Gap Newsround (8)
This weeks newsround includes articles from the Herald Scotland, The Guardian and others. Topics include occupational segregation, gender stereotyping and poverty.
NEWS - SCOTLAND
Herald Scotland
Female professorships reveal 'glass ceiling' at universities With a quote from Close the Gap
NEWS - UK
The Guardian
Campaign to get more women on BBC's Today programme
Profile of Sheryl Sandberg Facebook COO
The welfare reform bill will erode women's financial independence
Boy raised without gender stereotypes
The woman's part: is single-sex casting sexist?
Celluloid Ceiling: Women Comprised Only 5% of Directors in 2011
Civil Society Media
Reinforced glass ceiling in the voluntary sector
Age UK
Women more likely to be poor in old age
Huffington Post
Why women should become mentors
EVENTS
International Women's Day - Women in Scotland 2012 - The Big Picture
Close the Gap will be speaking at Engender's Women in Scotland 2012 Conference being held on International Women's Day Wednesday 8 March in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh, 10am-4.30pm
The event is an opportunity to take part in discussions around; gender budgeting, occupational segregation, welfare reform and poverty, childcare, women in the economy and many more issues. For more details about this FREE event click on the link above.
UK Resource Centre for Women in SET
UK Resource Centre for Women in SET are hosting workshops on Women's Enterprise in TV. There are various dates and venues in February and March.
Close the Gap newsround (7)
Missed our tweets or Facebook updates? Catch up with the latest events, news, consultations and research.
EVENTS
Wednesday 8th June, Engender Office, 5.30 – 7pm
Is it time for Quotas?
After this month’s Scottish Parliamentary elections, we now have 45 women MSP’s out of 129, that’s 34.8%. Though the number is up from 43 (33.3%), after the 2007 election, the trend behind the numbers – with more women being elected from regional lists than constituency votes for the first time – points to a gradual decline.
Roadshows to engage with women across Scotland. Various dates and places throughout June.
NEWS
Gender equality-it's just good economic sense
The Corporate Gender Gap Report: how is the UK performing?
Schools failing to help girls escape career stereotypes, says Ofsted
Female engineer heads up Engineering Council
It's true – there are too few women presenting science on TV
Women at the Top: employers urged to create a robust 'pipeline' for women's progression
In Switzerland women earn 41% less than men
The cost of failing to address equal pay in local governement
Christine Largarde, French Finance Minister announces candidacy for top post at IMF
Michelle Bachelet in address to UK Parliament says gender eqaulity means improved GNP
In Australia women would need to work an extra 63 days to close the pay gap
Concern over the impact of the UK Government's policies on women
Ireland proposing to remove funding from parties unless gender quota is reached
Quotas and women-only shortlists aren't popular, but they work
CONSULTATIONS
UK Government, deadline 10 June: Women's Engagement: Strengthening women's voices in Government.
European Commission, deadline 15 June: Public consultation on the future funding activities in the area of Justice, Fundamental Rights and Equalities
RESEARCH
Research conducted with German companies on felxible working times reveals the tensions between imposed flexible time, employee autonomy and productivity. Full research reference:
Kattenbach R., Demerouti E., & Nachreiner F., (2010) 'Flexible working times: effects on employees' exhaustion, work-nonwork conflict and job performance', Career Development International, Vol.15, No. 3, pp 279-295.
Opportunity Now Benchmarking Trend Analysis 2010-2011
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