Media Round-Up: February 2021

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