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Do We Need International Women’s Day?
It’s International Women’s Day. Another year when many of us are thinking how amazing it would be if we didn’t need such a day any longer, specifically celebrating women, because people of whatever gender, colour, age, health status….. were celebrated … Continue reading
Are Women Underpaid?
The deadline is past for companies in the UK employing more than 250 employees to report their gender pay gap. The numbers are not pretty and the University sector is no different from other types of employers in manifesting an … Continue reading
One Hundred Years
Today we celebrate the Suffragettes’ victory 100 years ago: votes for (some) women. A timely moment to reflect on the state of play in terms of equality. More than seven years ago I wrote the post below about the Equal … Continue reading
Posted in Equality, Uncategorized
Tagged Dagenham, equal pay, Mary Beard, Suffragettes
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Is Removal of the Gender Pay Gap a Utilitarian Dream?
Last month the University of Cambridge published its latest Equal Pay Review, something it is now doing biennially (rather than annually) since things don’t change that drastically year on year. As in previous years, if you look at the average … Continue reading
What does Dagenham have to do with the Higher Education sector?
This week sees the release of the film ‘Made in Dagenham’ , a film about a group of women sewing machinists at Ford in Dagenham who went on strike to get equal pay with men doing the same job. And … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Equality, Women in Science
Tagged Beatrix Campbell, equal pay, gender pay gap, Germaine Greer, Made in Dagenham
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