Consultation on Closing the Gender Pay Gap
21 July 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.
This consultation seeking views on the Government’s manifesto commitment to require larger employers to publish gender pay information closed on 6 September 2015.
The Women’s Business Council (WBC) published its Two Years On report in July 2015, outlining recommendations for changing business culture to support women’s participation.
In July 2015, the Government Equalities Office published research into the reporting of gender pay data by employers in Great Britain.
A website tackling online abuse aimed at women and LGBT people was launched at the end of June 2015.
‘Falling at each hurdle: credibility assessment in women’s asylum claims’ is an innovative new film by Asylum Aid.
‘Poverty in the UK: the need for a gender perspective’ was written on behalf of the Women’s Budget Group (WBG) by member Fran Bennett.
Maria Miller was elected as chair of the Women and Equalities Committee in June 2015. The Committee will examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the Government Equalities Office (GEO).
In June 2015, Asylum Aid launched a 20 minute film called ‘Falling at each hurdle: Credibility assessments in women’s asylum claims’.
‘The Persistence of Discrimination, Harassment and Inequality for Women. The Work of Equality Bodies informing a new European Commission Strategy for Gender Equality’ was published by Equinet in 2015.
The European Commission is carrying out a consultation on equality between women and men in the EU. This public consultation closed on 21 July 2015.