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#BeBoldForChange: Taking stock of gender inequalities in the UK in the face of Brexit

By Colette Fagan, Helen Norman and Nina Teasdale Filed Under: All posts, Brexit, British Politics, Growth and Inclusion Posted: March 9, 2017

As the 2017 International Women’s Day global theme calls on us to ‘be bold for change’, here Professor Colette Fagan, Dr Nina Teasdale and Dr Helen Norman take stock of the UK’s gender-related policy measures. Progress towards gender equality has been uneven and often too slow Since 1957, equality between women and men has been […]

What makes dads involved in childcare?

By Helen Norman and Colette Fagan Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Growth and Inclusion Posted: February 7, 2017

In most countries, mothers spend more than half the amount of time on childcare than fathers. In the UK, dads spend an average of 24 minutes caring for children for every hour that is done by women. However, most dads agree that they should be as involved in childcare as the mother, and many would […]

Tackling the ‘childcare crunch’

By Colette Fagan and Helen Norman Filed Under: British Politics, Featured Posted: March 24, 2014

Many women leave the labour market or cut their working hours after having children because childcare facilities are either unavailable, too expensive or simply inadequate, say Professor Colette Fagan and Dr Helen Norman. Read Dr Norman’s full policy briefing ‘UK Childcare in the European Context’ Childcare is now at the forefront of the political debate. […]

#BeBoldForChange: Taking stock of gender inequalities in the UK in the face of Brexit

What makes dads involved in childcare?

Tackling the ‘childcare crunch’

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