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Amnesty International report: Trapped in the Matrix

5 June 2018

The Gang Matrix is is a racially biased database criminalising a generation of young black men.

This is according to Amnesty International, who have published a May 2018 report on the Gang Matrix; a database of suspected gang members in London and an associated campaign.

It claims that the database is a practice of the Metropolitan Police and other government services which view youth violence, gun and knife crime in London through a politicised lens of a ‘war against the gang’.

Women and Equalities Committee report: The Role of Minister for Women and Equalities and the Place of GEO in Government

5 June 2018

The rate of change in the positions of the Minister for Women and Equalities and the Government Equalities Office (GEO) is unsatisfactory and unsustainable. It is a source of disruption and confusion, both within the Civil Service and among stakeholders.

This is from the June 2018 report (pdf) from the Women and Equalities Committee on the role of Minister for Women and Equalities and the place of GEO in government.

Trades Union Congress report: Disability Employment and Pay Gaps 2018

5 June 2018

Employers must do more to meet their Equality Act obligations to put in place reasonable adjustments for disabled workers.

This is from the May 2018 report (pdf) from the Trades Union Congress (TUC) which looks at the disability pay gap and the difference between the average hourly pay of disabled and non-disabled people.

World Bank report: Unrealized Potential – The High Cost of Gender Inequality in Earnings

4 June 2018

This lack of opportunities for girls and women entails large economic costs not only for them, but also for their households and countries.

This is from the May 2018 report (pdf) from the World Bank which aims to measure the global economic costs of gender inequality. This report is the first in the series.

Joseph Rowntree Foundation report: Brexit, General Election and Indyref: The Role of Low-Income Voters in Scotland

4 June 2018

Scottish politics is in a state of flux and the referendums on Scottish independence in 2014, and then Britain’s EU membership in 2016, have created new dividing lines in politics.

This is according to the May 2018 report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation on the role of low-income Scottish voters on Brexit, the general election and Indyref.

Amnesty International report: Trapped in the Matrix

Women and Equalities Committee report: The Role of Minister for Women and Equalities and the Place of GEO in Government

World Bank report: Unrealized Potential – The High Cost of Gender Inequality in Earnings

Joseph Rowntree Foundation report: Brexit, General Election and Indyref: The Role of Low-Income Voters in Scotland

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