Women, work and caring: unspoken expectations and stifled careers
Sally Wilson reflects on IES research into working carers and, on International Women's Day 2017, considers cultural expectations around caring roles and gender.
An opportunity to be bold for gender pay equality
On International Women's Day 2017, Catherine Rickard urges organisations to view gender pay reporting as an opportunity to tackle inequality and promote change.
Older women at work: doubly disadvantaged?
On International Women's Day 2017, Rosa Marvell considers the experience of older women in the labour market and why we need to act to support them.
Gender pay gap reporting: Let’s get on with it
On International Women's Day, Duncan Brown considers the reactions to the gender pay reporting requirements, and asks why we're not getting started already.
Gender Equality: Who cares, why care?
Duncan Brown considers the progress made since the European Commission published its gender equality strategy five years ago, and what we can expect in the future.
Gender Pay: A moving target’… but one where more transparency and HR action will help
In a blog post originally published by CIPD, Duncan Brown urges HR to take the lead on addressing the gender pay gap.
You can’t always get what you want…
‘...but if you try some time, you just might find, that if you're a woman in work then you probably still won't get the pay or the grade you deserve.'