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Osborne’s recovery is an illusion, women still feel the pinch
Osborne's Autumn Financial Statement neglects women's struggles, lacks social service investment, exacerbates income inequality.
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Media Round-Up: February 2021
Media Round-Up for February 2021
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- BBC – Coronavirus: ‘I quit my job to home school my son’
- Stylist – Will gender pay gap reporting be allowed to fall by the wayside in 2021?
- Herald Scotland – Budget: SNP urges Sunak to increase sick pay, claims low-paid workers struggle to self isolate
- The National – Covid: Call for Tories to focus on sick pay in Budget as UK is ‘sick man of Europe’
- People Management – Low-paid workers more likely to take unpaid leave because of school closures, survey finds
- Glamour – 10 genius (and easy!) ways to make your money stretch further
- Express – Universal Credit: DWP warned of ‘severe consequences’ for women during application process
- Standard – Covid, women and the ‘shecession’: how the pandemic has created a new battle for equality
- Stylist – Credit card debt: this podcast will help you face your financial fears
- The International News – Shrinking space for gender rights
- Express – Rishi Sunak ‘must’ act as furlough & SEISS issues arise – gender inequality warning issued
- The Press and Journal – Covid-19 support ‘repeatedly skewed towards men’
- Personnel Today – Covid-19: Government policies ‘exacerbated’ gender inequality
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