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August Newsround

Posted on September 11, 2015

Here we round up all the news about women in the labour market, and all things related. This month’s stories cover older women in the workplace, the university gender gap, the Think Business Think Equality launch and more.

The National

Scotland's invisible women: urgent action sought over gender gap in the workplace

App launched to help small businesses bridge the gender pay gap

The Guardian

Sexism in publishing: 'My novel wasn’t the problem, it was me, Catherine'

Mind the gender pay gap in Western Australia – women are paid $484 less

The gender pay gap is a scandal. David Cameron must act on his pledge to end it.

What does the university gender gap mean for the future of our society?

The Herald

Gender pay gap leaves women managers "working for free"

The Independent

For men, it's always the right time to have kids in the eyes of society. For women, it's the opposite.

The Telegraph

We should move quickly to eliminate the gender pay gap once and for all

International

How the pay gap between men and women starts small and gets so much bigger

How tech start-ups are closing the gender gap

Let’s expose the gender pay gap

Readers share their pay gap experiences

Tags: scotland maternity older women in the workplace sexism gender pay gap international discrimination think business, think equality
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JULY NEWSROUND

Posted on August 7, 2015

Close the Gap’s Newsround is back after a short break. Here we round up all the news about women in the labour market, and all things related. This month’s stories cover welfare reform, publishing gender pay gaps, rising maternity discrimination and more.

The Sunday Times

Change work culture to close the pay gap - Anna Ritchie Allan

The Guardian

Women aren't dropping out of the labour market just because they're pregnant

Sometimes I have to leave work early to pick up my kids. Deal with it.

David Cameron to force companies to disclose their gender pay gap

Maternity discrimination means 54,000 women lose their jobs every year.

Sainsburys faces equal pay battle with female shopfloor workers

It's not just sports, all women's initiatives lack corporate sponsorship

BBC

Female solicitors paid less than men

Women 'hit hardest by benefit cuts'