Politicians will debate the impact of the Spending Review on women this afternoon. Here's the Women's Budget Group assessment.
http://wbg.org.uk/new-full-analysis-of-what-the-autumn-sta…/
Politicians will debate the impact of the Spending Review on women this afternoon. Here's the Women's Budget Group assessment.
http://wbg.org.uk/new-full-analysis-of-what-the-autumn-sta…/
George Osborne will announce his spending review today. Here our very own Rebecca Omonira Oyekanmi discusses why the economy should be the next feminist issue. Or find out more about women and the economy from this commission podcast http://bit.ly/1x27Ubt
http://www.theguardian.com/…/21/womens-equality-party-polit… (for comment on our Commission report)
Great event this evening. If you missed our report launch then make sure you check out the conversation on Twitter using #LSEtalksGender.
The findings of our Commission are reported in the Guardian today. Find out more this evening at our launch event or online @ #LSEtalksGender
We are looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow, it promises to be a fantastic evening! Don't forget to get there early to secure ticket and follow our social media discussion using #LSEtalksGender
After a year of hearing evidence from academics and civil society alike - the LSE's Gender, Inequality and Power commission will report on its findings at our public event 13 Oct. The report will be available following the event, join us live or follow the discussion on #LSEtalksGender
Rebecca Omonira will be joining Polly Toynbee and Shami Chakribarti for our #LSEtalksGender event http://on.fb.me/1Q09u6J
"Inequality is grossly disfunctionfunctional..." Polly Toynbee will be joining our panel debate for our final #LSEtalksGender event. Join us on the 13 October 2015.
Women leading the way - come and see Shami Chakrabarti in discussion with LSE Gender, Inequality and Power Commissioners at our event Tuesday 13 October.
Our final event - open to all, will take place on 13 October. Polly Toynbee and Shami Chakrabarti will be joined by our representatives from LSE across politics, law and the LSE Gender Institute and our very own Rebecca Omonira-Oyekanmi. See you there #LSEtalksGender
Interesting briefing paper examining gender gaps in the UK labout market from LSE's Centre for Economic Performance
#LSEtalksGender - join the LSE Gender Institute and the Oxfam, Gender and Development Journal and Routledge Politics to discuss feminist contributions to the field of development.
Quotas for women, tend to favour the election of women from majority ethnic groups, while schemes to enhance minority representation tend to favour the men.
But the good news is in the 2015 UK election although the proportion of black, Asian and minority MPs remains significantly below the proportion in the population as a whole (6.3% as against 12.9% of the population) minority women now make up 10.5% of the women elected to parliament.
In 2014 Twitter reported that 70% of its company is male, rising to 79% in leadership positions and 90% in tech based roles.
The gender pay gap among solicitors remains around 30%, with women at the top of the profession earning around £50,000 per year less than their male counterparts.
New research from the Equality and Human Rights Commission suggests that around 54,000 new mothers may be forced out of their jobs in Britain each year.