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Equal civil marriage consultation
This consultation sets out the government's proposals to enable same-sex couples to have a civil marriage....
Polls: More support gay couples marrying in the UK than oppose
An ICM poll for the Sunday Telegraph has found more people are in favour of changing the law to allow gay couples to marry than are opposed....
Women still feeling the strain of work inequality
Half of women in the UK do not believe they are treated equal to their male colleagues at work, a new survey shows....
Report on the impact of cuts on services to prevent violence against women
On 1st February the ‘Measuring the impact of cuts in public expenditure on the provision of services to prevent violence against women and girls’ report was published for Northern Rock Foundation and Trust for London....
European Commission launches consultation on boardroom diversity quotas
A European Commission report published yesterday shows “limited progress” towards increasing the number of women on company boards has been achieved one year after EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding called for credible self-regulatory measures....
TUC warns new charges will make tackling discrimination at work even harder
Introducing fees to take claims to employment tribunals could have a huge impact on ensuring equality at work, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber will warn a conference later today (Friday)....
Anonymous CV plans backed by major employers
More than 100 major UK businesses have signed up to a government initiative that proposes asking for CVs without the name or the school details of candidates in order to remove the risk of discrimination during the application process....
Submission to the Leveson Inquiry on violence against women
In December 2011, the End Violence Against Women Coalition (EVAW) made a submission to the Leveson Inquiry....
EHRC welcomes new figures from ONS indicating gender pay gap has narrowed
New figures from the Office of National Statistics show that the gender pay gap has narrowed for full time workers in the UK....
Do you think violence against women should be classified as a 'hate crime'?
Equality South West is calling on the government to instigate a serious debate about the re-classification of violence targeted against women as a ‘hate crime’....
Businesses need to recruit more smartly to improve diversity
OraRuth Rother, co-founder of HireMatch.me, discusses how businesses can use pioneering recruitment techniques to boost recovery, broaden their talent pool and pre-empt the threat of new legislation....
Equality chief urges employers to focus on diversity
Equality and Human Rights Commission chair Trevor Phillips last night called on businesses to embrace diversity as a key business issue, speaking at the launch of the Employers' Network for Equality and Inclusion (enei)....
O2 allows working parents more flexibility over managing hours
O2 has launched its Working Families’ Contract, a flexible contract allowing groups of between two and four working parents to decide how they will cover shifts over a month....
ESW support to the protestors occupying College Green in Bristol
Equality South West has sent a message of support to the protestors occupying College Green in Bristol. ...
Minimum wage must do more to raise living standards
Around 890,000 workers, two thirds of them women, will benefit when the adult national minimum wage (NMW) increases by 15p to £6.08 per hour this Saturday (1 October), says the TUC....
Gender Pay Gap - Where now for workplace equality?
Gender inequality in the workplace hit the headlines again last week as the huge gulf in pay in UK among men and women were highlighted by CMI research. This piece explores the research....
Sex and Power: 5,400 women missing from top jobs
A new report, published by the Equality and Human Rights Commission, shows a continuing trend of women being passed over for top jobs in Britain. More than 5,400 women are missing from Britain’s 26,000 most powerful posts...
Morrisons urges suppliers to encourage more women into leadership roles
The supermarket chain has found 70% of its customers are female and not only wants this to be reflected in its own board, but on the boards of its suppliers....
Greater numbers of women are working in IT
Providing positive news for women in technology across the UK, a new survey reveals that there has been a significant increase in the number of women working in IT....
Report reveals gender gap in retirement income
Women working in the UK's technology sector could be among those interested in the findings of a recent report regarding pension expectations....