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Close the Gap newsround (49)

This edition for September and October captures articles related to the gender pay gap and its causes, including pay discrimination and occupational segregation.

Women and work: what next?

After months of campaigning, discussion and debate, what is arguably the biggest political event of a generation is almost upon us. With just over two weeks to go until the referendum, Close the Gap launched a new working paper Women and work: What comes next in a post-referendum Scotland?at a Constitutional Café event with Engender, Electoral Reform Society Scotland, and Scottish Women’s Aid on Saturday 30 August 2014.The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the implications for women and work in the context of the independence debate, to describe what needs to happen to effect positive change, and to identify the levers that are available in the event of either outcome.

RECRUITMENT-Close the Gap

Close the Gap Project – Development Officer – 34 hours(Fixed Term to 31 March 2016)

The STUC, the body that represents unions in Scotland, is seeking to recruit a Development Officer for Close the Gap, a partnership project with core funding from the Scottish Government. Close the Gap works with employers, economic development agencies, and trade unions to develop and implement strategies to close the pay gap between women and men.

EVENTS: Scotland and UK wide

In this post you will find a selection of up and coming events and programmes relating to gender equality and women's participation in the labour market.

Close the Gap newsround (48)

This edition for July and August captures articles related to the gender pay gap and its causes, including pay discrimination and occupational segregation.

Gender equality, the referendum and beyond: Constitutional Cafe

Close the Gap are joining forces with our friends at Engender to host a discussion event on women and the referendum. This ‘constitutional café’ will be held at the Scottish Youth Theatre in Glasgow, on 30 August from 10.30-12.30.

New online toolkit helps small businesses grow

Close the Gap are pleased to announce the launch of their pilot project, Think Business, Think Equality. Funded by the Big Lottery Fund, the project’s focus is on helping small and medium sized businesses across Scotland to grow, by realising the business benefits of delivering fairness and equality in the workplace.

Right to request flexible working has been extended to all employees

As of yesterday the right to request flexible working has been extended to all employees in the UK.

EVENTS: Scotland and UK wide

In this post you will find a selection of up and coming events and programmes relating to gender equality and women's participation in the labour market.

Close the Gap newsround (47)

This edition for June captures articles related to the gender pay gap and its causes, including pay discrimination and occupational segregation.

The Wood Commission publishes final report on Developing Scotland's Young Workforce

This week saw the publication of the final report from the Wood Commission, Developing Scotland’s Young Workforce. The core message of the report is to better exploit the relationship between schools, colleges, business and industry to mitigate any mismatch between the supply and demand of skills, and deliver a system which supports young people to make better informed choices about their future.

EVENTS: Scotland and UK wide

in this post you will find a selection of up and coming events and programmes relating to gender and women's participation in the labour market.

Close the Gap newsround (46)

This edition for May captures articles related to the gender pay gap and its causes, including pay discrimination and occupational segregation.

EVENTS: Scotland and UK wide

In this post you will find a selection of up and coming events and programmes relating to gender and women's participation in the labour market.

Close the Gap newsround (45)

This edition for April captures articles related to the gender pay gap and its causes, including pay discrimination and occupational segregation.

EVENTS: Scotland and UK wide

In this post you will find a selection of up and coming events and programmes relating to gender and women's participation in the labour market.

Gender and 'Welfare Reform' in Scotland

Close the Gap has recently been involved in the development of a joint position paper on gender and welfare reform in Scotland. This important piece of work was led by Engender, Scotland’s gender equality organisation, in response to steadily increasing alarm at the impact of the UK government’s welfare reform programme on women in Scotland.

Close the Gap newsround (44)

This edition for March captures articles related to the gender pay gap and its causes, including pay discrimination and occupational segregation.

New working paper: Shifting the Balance? Exploring the trade union responses to tackling gendered occupational segregation

Close the Gap has recently launched a new working paper, Shifting the Balance? Exploring the trade union responses to tackling gendered occupational segregation, which aims to assess what work is being undertaken by trade unions to address occupational segregation.

Close the Gap pays tribute to Professor Ailsa McKay

Close the Gap staff and steering group members are deeply saddened by the death of Professor of Ailsa McKay, Chair of the Close the Gap steering group.

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