2014 is the third year of the combined Gender and Race Benchmark, with 114 organisations submitting confidential data – a 70% increase from 2012 when it was launched.
Published by Oxfam, the December 2014 Routes to Solidarity e-bulletin is available online with information for the BME women’s sector.
The Young Review report highlights the specific experiences and needs of black and Muslim men aged 18-24 in the Criminal Justice System.
This book analyses how gender equality work in British public services is changing in response to a range of factors.
This document is intended to help Parliamentarians and civil society understand what the CEDAW Committee expects the UK Government and devolved administrations to do over the next few years.
On 4 November 2014, CEDAW and CRC issued joint General Recommendation No. 31/General Comment No. 18 on harmful practices.
On 17 November 2014, the General Synod of the Church of England enacted the measure enabling women to be ordained as Bishops in the Church of England.
According to the Global Gender Gap Report 2014, the gender gap for economic participation and opportunity now stands at 60% worldwide, having closed by 4% from 56% in 2006.
On Equal Pay Day (4 November 2014), the Fawcett Society published ‘The Time to Act is Now: Fawcett’s Gender Pay Gap Briefing’.
On 5 November 2014, the Minister for Women and Equalities launched ‘Women on boards: progress following the 2012 Corporate Governance Code’.
