House of Commons Library briefing paper: Gypsies and Travellers
14 September 2017
Children from Gypsy and Traveller communities attain and progress significantly below the national average throughout compulsory education.
Children from Gypsy and Traveller communities attain and progress significantly below the national average throughout compulsory education.
IPPR’s Commission on Economic Justice has published its interim report, Time for Change: a new vision for the British Economy.
How are women represented in public life, the professions and the boardroom?
The House of Commons Library published a July 2017 briefing paper (pdf) which aims to answer the question by providing key trends and statistics.
An Economist article asks ‘Should crimes involving racism carry stiffer penalties?’ Mark Walters, a criminologist at the University of Sussex who specialises in hate crimes, argues
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) have published an August 2017 strategy to reduce pay gaps in Britain.
The earnings gap between men with richer parents and their counterparts from less well-off backgrounds is widening. This is according to an August 2017 working paper by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).
The EU is important for gender equality in Europe. If the EU were to be weakened, this would weaken a major support for all forms
The Government Equalities Office (GEO) has announced new proposals to streamline and de-medicalise the process for changing gender. A consultation on the Gender Recognition Act 2004 will be launched in Autumn 2017.
Failing to include women in front-line Brexit discussions jeopardises the quality of negotiations, argues Charlotte O’Brien in a July 2017 article for the Conversation.
A July 2017 report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation explores issues faced in lone-mother families.