Tax cuts are bad news for women
A blog by Susan Himmelweit, emeritus professor of economics at the Open University and Chair of WBG’s Policy Advisory Group
Are Other Nations Outpacing the UK in Childcare?
A blog by Ebyan Abdirahman, Research and Policy Officer at the Women’s Budget Group
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Universal Quality Social Care: Transforming adult social care in England
REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT HERE Join our upcoming webinar to launch our latest paper in collaboration with NEF exploring principles for a universal care service. For the first time, research by the Women’s Budget Group (WBG) and the New Economics Foundation (NEF)...
A shorter working week as part of green caring economy
Register for this event here. The UK faces a number of related crises, with inequalities and environmental breakdown at their core. Women continue to work longer hours than men, but men are paid for more of their work, and are paid more for their work. At the same...
UK WBG response to calls from Cabinet to delay NIC increase
Jan 25, 2022 | Analysis, Blog, News, Press Releases
Today cabinet and backbenchers have called for a delay to the implementation of the rise of National Insurance Contributions (NICs), planned for April this year. The planned increase, announced last September as part of the Government’s Health and Social Care...
The Government’s Social Care White Paper: ‘a good vision without a meaningful strategy for delivery’
Dec 1, 2021 | Analysis, Blog, News, Press Releases
Initial response from the Women’s Budget Group This afternoon the Government published its long-awaited White Paper, setting out its 10-year vision for adult social care. The paper sets out a vision that many of us would share; to provide ‘support to those who need it...
The Reclaim Report: An Analysis of UK universities’ sexual misconduct policies
Nov 25, 2021 | Blog
This blog was written for WBG's Early Career Network by Reclaim The Campus - a campaign run by students (and recent graduates) for students, to address the prominent issue of sexual harassment and assault in Higher Education. You can gain access to the full report and...
Demanding Change: The Rise of Working Mothers in the Mid-Century United States
Nov 19, 2021 | Blog
Written by Anne Hewitt Introduction The rise of working mothers in the twentieth century was an unprecedented transformation in women’s labor history. Between 1950 and 1975, the labor force participation rate (LFPR) of married mothers increased between 85% and 208% -...
APPG on Poverty: Response to inquiry on in-work poverty
Nov 18, 2021 | Blog, Consultation Responses
Oral evidence given by WBG member Fran Bennett, for the All Party Parliamentary Group on Poverty for their inquiry into in-work poverty. 16th November 2021 The definition and causes of in-work poverty (IWP) are complicated. IWP is usually measured on a household...
Childcare concerns us all
Nov 15, 2021 | Blog
“Have you ever used childcare?” This was the icebreaker question opening 'Fixing a broken childcare system', an Ella Baker School of Organising event that could not have been timelier. Answers appeared in rapid succession: “Yes”, “Never”, “Sometimes”, “Grandma looks...
Levelling up and the gender gap
Nov 12, 2021 | Blog
Caitlin Webb, Policy & Research Officer at the Centre for Inequality and Levelling Up (CILUP). CILUP was launched in July 2021. Based at the University of West London (UWL) it aims to produce policy relevant research related to place and other dimensions of social...
Getting to Grips with the Gender Pay Gap: LDP Briefing Series
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Getting to Grips with the Gender Pay Gap To complement our national briefing on the topic, we are pleased to demystify the data on the gender pay gap. What you’ll gain from the session: An understanding of what contributes to the gender pay gap...
A feminist analysis of Sheffield’s plans to build back better
Nov 8, 2021 | Analysis, Blog, UK Policy Briefings
Read and download the briefing here The Sheffield City Region's Renewal Action Plan outlines Sheffield's plans for a green economic recovery from the impacts of Covid. In this briefing, Keziah Spaine of WBG's Research and Policy Team argues that while its detailed...
Briefing Note: A Spending Review for a Green and Care-led Recovery
Nov 5, 2021 | Analysis, Blog, UK Policy Briefings
This Briefing Note lays out the arguments for higher borrowing to tackle urgent spending priorities, and analyses how this investment could be spent to achieve the greatest impacts, including a detailed proposal for a Green Spending Package. View and download the full...