Women@Work e-bulletin March 07

 
28 Feb 07 'Glasgow girl' to speak at Women in Politics seminar
A 17-year-old who campaigned about asylum seekers is one of the key speakers at a Young Women in Politics seminar to be held at the Scottish Parliament.

28 Feb 07 Ethnic Minority Employment in Britain: Recognising women’s potential Transcript of the speech by Secretary of State for Work and Pensions at the Women’s Enterprise Project. He talks about the barriers that still too often prevent women in ’s ethnic minority communities from finding employment.

07 Mar 07 Top EU jobs still for the boys
It is the EU Year of Equal Opportunities for All, and on the eve of International Women's Day figures show 30% members of the European Parliament and commissioners are women. Women drive EU job growth they still face barriers according to a new EC report.

08 Mar 07 No women chiefs' in 38% of firms
Almost four in 10 businesses worldwide do not employ a female in a senior management position Women make up only 3% of boardrooms where the company is listed with AIM, the London Stock Exchange's international market for smaller growing companies.

08 Mar 07 Gender pay gap initiative
The Scottish Women's Convention launches an Equal Pay Guide for Women, to coincide with International Women's Day.

08 Mar 07 European Commission proposes a European strategy to promote gender equality in development cooperation With the European Strategy to promote gender equality in development cooperation adopted, the Commission translates into practice the EU commitment to put gender equality at the heart of its development policy.

08 Mar 07 International Women's Day
International Women's Day is marked by Communities Minister Rhona Brankin in a speech highlighting the progress made by women in , particularly since devolution.

08 Mar 07 2007 report on equality between women and men
2006 saw two major events with a bearing on gender equality in the EU: the adoption by the Commission of the Roadmap for equality between women and men for the period 2006-2010, and the adoption by the European Council of the Pact for Gender Equality.

08 Mar 07 Women from across the UK give their views to Cabinet to mark International Women's Day In a discussion session hosted by Minister for Women Ruth Kelly and 6 of her fellow female Cabinet members, over 40 women debated issues important to them and their priorities for action, including the Women@Work project in the Highlands.

08 Mar 07 Women Judges on the increase
Number of women appointed to judicial office continues to rise, Vera Baird, Equalities minister at the Department for Constitutional Affairs announced.

08 Mar 07 Foreign Office seminar on International Women's Day
The Foreign & Commonwealth Office hosts a seminar to mark International Women's Day, entitled: "Women, Peace and Security".

08 Mar 07 Equal pay claims launched in the MOD
On International Women's day, the PCS union launched claims for equal pay in the MOD which could ultimately involve thousands of low paid female civil servants lodging claims.

15 Mar 07 Moving on up? Ethnic minority women at work
A two-year EOC investigation looking into why so many Bangladeshi, Pakistani and Black Caribbean women are missing from the workplace, and what we can do to make better use of this growing pool of talent.

20 Mar 07 Women in Leadership Roles in the Public Sector: Speech by Meg Munn Speech by Minister for Women and Equality at a conference hosted by the National School of Government. She talks about how more women elected as MPs and local councillors would reflect the population and ensure that policies  deliver for women.

20 Mar 07 Gender Equality Scheme
The Scottish Executive's Gender Equality Scheme.

22 Mar 07 BT campaigns for female apprentices
BT has launched a £200,000 advertising campaign to attract more women into its apprenticeships

22 Mar 07 Gender Equality Duty: Code of Practice for Scotland
Laid before Parliament on 22 March 2007.  Although the Code is still technically 'draft' until it has been before parliament for 40 sitting days, this is the final text and will not change.

28 Mar 07 A Gender Audit of Statistics: Comparing the Position of Women and Men in Scotland This research publication and findings provides a review of statistics on gender differences and inequalities in Scotland across a range of key areas of social and economic life.

29 Mar 07 Evaluation of The Pilot Domestic Abuse Court
This presents the findings of the 2 year evaluation of the pilot domestic abuse court in Glasgow.

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