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Blog Single Parent Families – Trapped Within a Pernicious Intersection of Welfare Reform Policies In the 90’s the state abandoned single parent mothers. They are now regulated within an inch of their lives. Blog Phillip Alston, UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty: WBG responds to his report on UK poverty Blog And still we earn less: The gender pay gap in the UK Blog post by Deborah Giustini on our ECN series 'Women and the Economy' Blog Feminist Economics and Development: Dialogue with Diane Elson and WBG Blog The Punitive Impact of Universal Credit on the Life Chances of Single Parents with Children Under 5 Blog A feminist analysis of neoliberalism and austerity policies in the UK Blog How Women Made the West Rich – a lesson from economic history A blog by Dr Victoria Bateman on women's freedom and economic prosperity. Blog Podcast: Role of open government in defending women’s rights We explore how government can help to promote, advance & defend women’s rights. Blog Podcast: Brexit Breakdown Our Director, Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson sat down with UK in a Changing Europe to discuss the impact of Brexit on women and women's participation during the EU Referendum. Blog DWP data reveals: women and children continue to be worst affected by poverty Blog Reshaping the economy to work for all: New Commission on a Gender- Equal Economy Blog Deal or No Deal Brexit will be bad for women This is a guest blog by Jenna Norman, feminist activist and campaigner for Women for a People’s Vote. The views expressed in this blog are her own and not those of Women's Budget Group. Blog Why the Government is wrong to change the pension credit rules 'Make no mistake, this is very bad news for everyone affected' Blog Universal Credit: If the government want to create a welfare system that works for all then we need a radical redesign If the government is committed to ending austerity and reforming the welfare system to support the most vulnerable, then they must seek to understand the barriers that people in poverty face and why the welfare system is crucial in creating a more equal society. Blog The Likely Economic Impact of Brexit on Women: Lessons from Gender and Trade Research Women's Budget Group Director, Mary-Ann Stephenson and Economist Marzia Fontana contributed a chapter to the book Gender and Queer Perspectives on Brexit. Read the preview... Blog Women’s Budget Group position on Brexit With the Article 50 deadline looming there is an urgent need to extend the negotiation period and to develop deliberative mechanisms to involve a wider range of voices, and in particular the voices of women and other marginalised groups. Blog ‘Gender-neutral’: Universal Credit Equality Impact Assessments Equality Impact Assessments can improve decision-making and and show if public bodies have considered equality Blog Gender equality in the Japanese and British workplace: A neoliberal mask for economic growth? Blog post on our ECN series "Women and the Economy" Blog A Christmas Round-up We look back at what we've achieved in 2018 Blog Gender Segregation by Field of Study in Higher Education: A New Way of Gender Inequality? The first blog post of our ECN series "Women and the Economy" Blog Austerity hits women harder A recording of our event with the Independent Expert on foreign debt & human rights Blog Instrumental gender approach ignores structural elephant in the room A guest blog by Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky, Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and human rights Blog Going, going, gone: The unrelenting destruction of our social infrastructure A guest blog by Hilary Land, Emeritus Professor at the University of Bristol Blog Why older women’s economic empowerment matters for international development A guest blog by Kate Horstead, Policy Advisor at Age International Blog Government must take urgent action on poverty WBG response to findings of UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty Blog Promoting Economic Pluralism A guest blog by Teresa Linzner from Promoting Economic Pluralism Blog Discrimination Within The Banking System Targets Women A guest blog by Helena McAleer Blog Come work with us! We're recruiting for two new posts to join the WBG team Blog Women for a People’s Vote A guest blog by Rachel Franklin, Director of Women for a People's Vote Blog Women Count launch a huge success We share photos from our recent gender responsive budgeting reception Blog Transforming Care OpenDemocracy publishes a new eBook outlining a new vision for Britain's economy Blog Rethinking low pay and in-work poverty Fran Bennett clears up the confusion around low pay and in-work poverty. Blog Gender and the Budget WBG member Susan Himmelweit talks to the Progressive Economy Forum about the 2018 Autumn Budget (Podcast) Blog A year in review: 2018 Annual Report View a short, reader-friendly version of our annual report. Blog ‘Taxing Families’ debate Fran Bennett on the case for independent taxation Blog Intersecting Inequalities A new report from WBG and the Runnymede Trust looks at the impact of austerity on BME women Blog Brexit, Work and Women A guest blog by Agnes Norris Keiller from the Institute for Fiscal Studies. Blog The gender pay gap: myth-busting! Last week saw the deadline for UK employers with 250 or more employees to publish their gender pay gap data. Blog Debt is not a crime: reviewing imprisonment for council tax non-payment A guest blog by Naima Sakande from the Centre for Criminal Appeals. Blog What is Feminist Economics? We look at just what exactly 'feminist economics' means... Blog New report reveals huge racial disparities in income for ethnic minority women Blog We are recruiting! Blog Recruiting for a Research and Policy Officer Blog Recruiting for an Administrator Blog Public Sector Equality Duty Evidence Blog Gender Budgeting in Scotland: A Work in Progress New special issue includes article on Gender Budgeting in Scotland Blog What’s tax got to do with it? Blog Plan F: Our General Election Manifesto Response Blog The General Election 2017 Blog General Election Blogs Blog IMF Worldwide Review of Gender Budgeting Blog General Election 2017 blog: What about social care? Blog Scottish Government commits to splitting payments of Universal Credit Blog Does the Treasury have something to hide? WBG immediate response to the Women & Equalities Committee report Blog Towards a New Deal For Care and Carers New report launched by the PSA Care Commission and Women’s Budget Group (2016) Blog #MayMonitor – WBG launches new campaign #MayMonitor – an on-going project to track the actions of May’s Government Blog Corbyn vs. Smith How the Labour leadership candidates responded to 5 questions on gender equality Blog If ‘Brexit means Brexit’ what will that mean for women? We review some of the questions that the vote to leave the EU has raised. Blog Budget 2016: Women paying for the Chancellor’s tax cuts A comprehensive assessment of how the 2016 Budget will impact on women and gender equality Blog Budget response: Women paying for the Chancellor’s tax cuts Budget response (March, 2016) Blog Policies of the Conservative Government to be more regressive than those of the Coalition A new briefing launched today by the UK Women’s Budget Group (March, 2016) Blog Investing 2% of GDP in care industries could create 1.5 million jobs A new report launched today shows that investing public funds in childcare and elder care services is a worthwhile investment Blog Parliament debates impact of austerity on women 9 December 2015: Topics covered in the debate, which lasted three hours, included the gender pay gap, benefit changes, and occupational segregation Blog What does the 2015 Autumn Financial Statement mean for women? How the measures announced in the joint Autumn Statement and Comprehensive Spending Review will impact on women
