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- The gender gap in full-time work continues to favour men, although it is narrowing. The opposite is true for part-time work — women continue to work part-time more than men, with 23 per cent of women working part-time, compared to 13 per cent of men. This is an increase from 2022, when 21 per cent of women and 10 per cent of men worked part-time.
theconversation.com/women-still-face-gender-inequalities-at-work-post-pandemic-219089
The gender pay gap remains stubbornly high – too many women continue to face sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace. The introduction of gender pay gap reporting has helped ensure more organisations are taking steps to tackle inequality at work, but further action is needed.
Mar 6, 2020 · Mekala Krishnan, a lead author of the report and a senior fellow at MGI, says while automation will impact a similar percentage of male (7-24%) and female (8-28%) workers, both men and women will need to be “skilled, mobile and tech-savvy” to cope with the disruption, women face gender barriers in the workplace that will make it harder for them to move into better-paid, more productive work.
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Three pieces of research to understand the barriers to progression faced by women in the workplace and what works for employers to overcome them.
In 2018, the government commissioned a series of academic evidence reviews on family friendly policies and women’s progression as part of the Workplace and Gender Equality Research Programme. These looked at:
•Employment pathways and occupational change after childbirth
•Women’s progression in the workplace
•Family friendly working policies and practices – motivations, influences and impacts for employers
Published 22 October 2019
- Government Equalities Office
Sep 17, 2024 · Women, especially LGBTQ+ women and women with disabilities, remain more likely than men to experience microaggressions, which make it harder for women to speak up, take risks, and raise concerns at work.
Jun 27, 2024 · The World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2024 shows progress for women has slowed overall, but employment rates are up. The Economic Participation and Opportunity gap has closed by 17 years since the last edition – here's what that means for women and work.
- Rebecca Geldard
Insight. 4 minute read. February 29, 2024. While women’s participation in labour markets is increasing, they continue to face pay disparities compared to men. The gender pay gap widened between 2021 and 2022 in 20 of the 33 OECD countries.
1 day ago · Last year, for the first time in two decades, the gender wage gap widened, with men’s median earnings rising 3% while women’s grew only 1.5%.This backsliding surprised some, in part because it ...
