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New inquiry into women in the workplace.

The Business, Innovation and Skills Committee has announced a new inquiry into women in the workplace.

Topics the Committee will consider include:

  • Do the Gender Equality Duty and the Equality Act go far enough in tackling inequalities, such as gender pay gap and job segregation, between men and women in the workplace?
  • What steps should be taken to provide greater transparency on pay and other issues, such as workforce composition?
  • What has been the impact of the current economic crisis on female employment and wage levels?
  • How should the gender stereotyping prevalent in particular occupations, for example in engineering, banking, construction, and the beauty industry, be tackled?
  • What more should be done to promote part-time work at all levels of the workplace and to ensure that both women and men have opportunities to gain senior positions within an organisation while working part time?
  • Why are there still so few women in senior positions on boards, and what are the benefits of having a greater number?
  • How successful is the voluntary code of conduct (a recommendation of the Davies Report) which addresses gender diversity and best practice, covering relevant search criteria and processes relating to FTSE board level appointments?

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