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What employers can do to keep mothers at work

Guest Blogger28 August 2018

It's time employers put these measures in place to retain mothers after they've given birth, writes Katie Dickerson ...

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If FTSE companies won’t put women on boards, we will

Guest Blogger10 July 2018

We need to put pressure on big companies to put women on boards by literally showing them what it looks like, writes Sophie Becker...

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#PayMeToo: a movement in the making?

Amy Grant8 April 2018

Tackling the gender pay gap means addressing the social taboos that prevent women from speaking openly about their salaries, writes Amy Grant ...

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Trade unions are (still) fighting for women at work

Guest Blogger24 March 2018

Anything but old-fashioned, trade unions are at the forefront of the fight for women to be treated fairly at work, writes Marion Scovell...

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High heels and employers’ ‘freedom’ to impose

Holly Combe11 August 2017

Holly Combe considers the possibility of employers being forced not to force women to wear high heels...

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Supporting the LSE cleaner’s strike from the picket lines

Guest Blogger24 June 2017

The cleaners at LSE recently went on strike for better pay and conditions. This is a feminist issue, writes Vanessa Griffin ...

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£1 million to investigate pregnancy discrimination: a welcome move for women’s rights, but urgent action needed

Guest Blogger8 November 2013

The charity Maternity Action outlines some of the challenges facing pregnant women and new mothers in the workplace, in light of the government's announcement that it will fund research into pregnancy discrimination ...

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Enforced labour for the jubilee

Laura5 June 2012

The jubilee workfare scandal is symptomatic of everything that's wrong with Britain under the ConDem government. ...

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Parental leave: what’s the deal?

Laura14 May 2012

Laura looks at the issues surrounding parental leave, and explains why it is so important. ...

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J30: support the strikers

Laura29 June 2011

Just a quick one to send out virtual solidarity vibes to everyone planning to strike tomorrow. To those not striking, get yourself down to a picket/rally if y...

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Disabled? Work for less!

Holly Combe17 June 2011

I expect the headline above would be dismissed by Tory MP Philip Davies as yet more "leftwing hysteria" but it precisely reflects something he has seriously s...

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Fair pay for royal cleaners

Laura8 May 2011

I'm a bit late to this one, but PCS trade unionists protested outside Buckingham Palace the day before the royal wedding to put pressure on the royal family t...

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