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  Scoping Study into the Lack of Women Screenwriters in the UK

  A Report Presented to the UK Film Council

  Sinclair A, Pollard E, Wolfe H | Jul 2006 | UK Film Council

  This study, for the first time, gathers known literature, industry and education data, and interview feedback specifically on the participation of female screenwriters writing for film in the UK. The key focus of the study is to explore the scale of any imbalance and the possible reasons for it.

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  Implementation and Effectiveness of Care to Learn

  A Survey of Teenage Pregnancy Co-ordinators

  Dench S | Mar 2006 | Department for Education and Skills

  Care to Learn is a UK government initiative that provides financial support for teenage parents who want to continue in, or return to learning. It helps with the cost of their childcare and travel. Teenage Pregnancy Co-ordinators (TPCs) were asked about the implementation and effectiveness of Care to Learn in their locality for the 2004/05 year. This report summarises the responses of 77 TPCs, or another relevant respondents (eg Connexions, Sure Start).

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  Mapping the Wider Care Workforce

  Jagger N | Feb 2006 | Institute for Employment Studies

  This expert paper explores the nature and dynamics of the wider care workforce. In doing so, it considers the expected expanded contribution by the voluntary sector, community organisations and charities, and social enterprises, alongside users and their carers. It goes on to explore issues of gender, age, ethnicity, qualifications and other background descriptors of the wider care workforce.

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  Women in London's Economy: Qualitative Research

  Hurstfield J, Miller L, Page R, Willison R, Loukas G | Dec 2005 | Institute for Employment Studies

  This qualitative research examines: influences on women's employment choices, perceptions and experiences; attitudes to training and employment of women in sectors identified as areas of growth by GLA Economics (financial services; legal services; ICT; creative and media; and administration); work and employment practices that form barriers to equality in these sectors; and other specific policies and practice, including best practice.

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  Women in London's Economy

  GLA | Dec 2005 | Greater London Authority

  This research for the Greater London Authority (GLA) showed that by 2016, it was expected that women would fill seven out of ten new jobs in London, with an extra half a million jobs in the capital. The main key sectors for growth in women's employment during the decade were predicted to be in business service and also health, education, and retail. The GLA commissioned IES to carry out and report on the qualitative research detailed in this report.

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  Training Participation by Age Amongst Unemployed and Inactive People

  Newton B, Hurstfield J, Miller L, Akroyd K, Gifford J | Oct 2005 | Department for Work and Pensions

  This project examined the evidence relating to training by age amongst people who were unemployed or economically inactive. The focus was on all adults aged between 16 and state pension age. This report presents the findings of three strands of research: a review of the evaluation and academic literature; analyses of the Labour Force Survey 2004 and National Adult Learning Survey 2002; and 22 interviews with individuals from 16 organisations with in-depth knowledge of the topic.

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  Equal Pay Reviews in Practice

  Neathey F, Willison R, Akroyd K, Regan J, Hill D | Jun 2005 | Equal Opportunities Commission

  This report sets out the findings of a qualitative study of organisations' experiences of conducting equal pay reviews (EPRs). It is based on findings from 15 case studies which involved interviews with employer, trade union and line management representatives who had been involved in conducting an EPR.

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  Pregnancy Discrimination at Work

  A Qualitative Study

  Davis S, Neathey F, Regan J, Willison R | Jan 2005 | Equal Opportunities Commission

  The findings of this study into pregnancy-related discrimination illustrate the breadth of issues that come up during working women's pregnancies and the common threads of their experience, in spite of different backgrounds.

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  Interim Update of Key Indicators of Women's Position in Britain

  Aston J, Clegg M, Diplock E, Ritchie H, Willison R | Dec 2004 | Women and Equality Unit, Department of Trade and Industry

  In November 2002, the Women and Equality Unit published Key Indicators of Women's Position in Britain (2002). It provided a set of key indicators across many aspects of women's lives, established benchmarks against which women's progress could be measured over time, and presented factual material to feed into public debate and policy-making. This report provides updates to the tables and figures presented in Key Indicators (2002), using the most recently available data at the time of writing. This publication is no longer available.

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  Lone Parents, Health and Work

  Casebourne J, Britton L, Morrin M | Jul 2004 | Department for Work and Pensions

  This report brings together two pieces of qualitative research examining the impact of health problems on lone parents' decisions about work. In 2003 and 2004, 112 interviews and six focus groups were carried out with lone parents. The research examines the complex relationship between health and work for lone parents and determines whether there is more that can be done to support lone parents with health problems and, in particular, to help them enter the labour market.