POSTS TAGGED EQUALITY

30 IDEAS FOR A BETTER LIFE – WOMEN TAKE NOTE

Posted by Laura on January 6, 2010
Tags: Articles, Equality, Pay Gap, Sex Education, Women, Work

The Observer Magazine last Sunday (03/01/10) ran a piece entitled ‘30 Ideas for a Better Life’, a resolution inspired list of things to do this year. The suggestions ranged from ‘Get Philosophical’ to ‘Take Control of Your Spending Habits’ but…

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SHOUT OUT

Posted by Charlotte on October 22, 2009
Tags: Equality, feminism, HollaBack, Sexual Harrasment, Violence Against Women

Hollaback may not be a word entirely rooted in the English lexicon, however I’m sure we all catch it’s drift.

HollaBack is something I’ve long known as a US phenomenon so I’m extremely excited to see it develop an UK…

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AND THE WINNER IS…

Posted by Laura on August 27, 2009
Tags: Children, Education, Employment, Equality, News, Pay Gap, Politics, Youth

As reported here boys this year overtook girls in maths GCSE. Why? Because of the eradication of the coursework and it being purely assessed now by exams; which, we are told, boys do better at. We are told “Coursework…

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MIRED IN THE GAP

Posted by Charlotte on July 29, 2009
Tags: Equality, Pay Gap, Work

A new report out from the Women and Work commission points to utterly depressing figures showing that the pay gap between men and women is beginning to widen again after a decade of closing.

Anne Perkins has a…

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