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Close the Gap newsround (24)

This edition captures articles related to the gender pay gap and its causes.

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.

Close the Gap newsround (22)

This week's newsround includes articles on occupational segregation, women and work and gender stereotyping.

FREE Public Sector Equality Duty Seminar for Trade Unions

The public sector equality duty came into force in April 2011 and replaced the gender equality duty.  The new specific duties have just come into force in Scotland. Unions reps will need to know how to use the new duties for the benefit of their members and to ensure equality in the workplace.  

Close the Gap newsround (21)

This week's newsround includes articles on occupational segregation, women and work and gender stereotyping.

Close the Gap newsround (20)

This week's newsround includes articles on equal pay, the underrepresentation of women in IT and flexible working.

Close the Gap newsround (19)

This week's newsround includes articles on the pay gap in media professions and a summit on women's employment Scotland.

Close the Gap newsround (12)

This week's newsround includes articles on occupational segregation and gender stereotyping.

Close the Gap newsround (11)

This week's newsround includes articles on occupational segregation, gender stereotyping and equal pay.

The Childcare Problem

An increasing number of women are being forced to give up their jobs or reduce their hours because of the high cost of childcare, with long term effects on women’s career prospects. The average cost of full-time childcare is currently £385 a month but this rises to £729 for children under the age of two. Child tax credits are being cut while the cost of childcare increases, and those trying to buy childcare find provision patchy in both availability and quality.

Close the Gap newsround (10)

This weeks newsround includes articles from The Scotsman, the Guardian and others. Topics include occupational segregation, gender stereotyping and equal pay.

GUEST POST: Women in Scotland's Economy Research Centre: A WiSER approach

I am very pleased to introduce the Women in Scotland’s Economy (WiSE) Research Centre at Glasgow Caledonian University. This newly created centre aims to promote and make visible women’s contribution to Scotland’s economy through high quality research and other knowledge transfer activities. Closing the gap between men and women will improve Scotland’s economic position. However, traditional economic approaches often fail to fully recognise women’s economic contribution and their productive potential.

Close the Gap newsround (9)

This weeks newsround includes articles from the Herald, The Guardian and others. Topics include occupational segregation, gender stereotyping and equal pay.

Pay, incentives, gender, and the case of the RBS Chief Executive

The subject of Stephen Hester’s bonus has been exercising commentators on politics, business, and labour relations. It has variously been framed as an issue of Stephen Hester’s honour, as a skirmish in the global war for talent, and of the awkward symbolism of one man receiving so much from the publically-owned pay pot while public sector pay freezes bite for other workers.

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