In April 2016 the Women and Equalities Select Committee launched the first parliamentary inquiry into the scale and impact of sexual harassment and sexual violence in schools. The Committee now invites stakeholders to assess the strength of evidence submitted by the Government to the Committee’s inquiry. The deadline for comments was midday on 5 July.
The Welsh Government’s consultation on a National Strategy on Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence closed on 10 October 2016.
On 18 August 2016, the Government Equalities Office published a consultation on ‘Mandatory Gender Pay Gap Reporting – Public Sector Employers’. The consultation ran from 18 August to 30 September.
The Women and Equalities Committee is holding an inquiry into Women in the House of Commons after the 2020 Election. The deadline for written submissions was Monday 12 September 2016.
The EHRC’s submission to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights covers a number of equality and human rights issues.
On 12 February 2016, the Minister for Women and Equalities launched a second gender pay gap consultation that seeks views on the draft gender pay transparency regulations. The consultation closed at 12.00am on 11 March 2016.
In November 2015, the Women and Equalities Select Committee launched its inquiry into the gender pay gap, calling for written evidence by 6 December 2015. EDF welcomed the announcement.
The European Commission is conducting a public consultation on possible action addressing the challenges of work-life balance faced by working parents and caregivers (the closing date was 17 February 2016).
The European Commission public consultation relating to equal treatment for men and women in matters of social security closed on 14 December 2015.
This consultation seeking views on the Government’s manifesto commitment to require larger employers to publish gender pay information closed on 6 September 2015.
