Communities worldwide are celebrating women’s achievements and pointing out areas where inequality and prejudice remain. In Coventry, Now Network?is hosting an?event?at The Maudslay Hotel where attendees can listen to the challenges and the triumphs of the Suffragettes. The University of Warwick’s?Social Inclusion Group?is also hosting a series of events to mark the day under this year’s IWD theme?#EmbraceEquity
Recent developments concerning workplace equality for women
There have been several recent developments in employment law concerning improving workplace equality for women, including:
- On 6 March 2023, Helen Tomlinson, Head of Talent (UK & Ireland) at The Adecco Group, was appointed to the independent, voluntary role of Menopause Champion by the Department for Work and Pensions. She will collaborate with the Minister for Social Mobility, Youth and Progression, focusing on encouraging employers to develop menopause policies to create more supportive environments to help women experiencing menopause stay and progress in their careers.
- The Government Equalities Office (GEO) has?published?new statutory guidance for employers on gender pay gap reporting.?It sets out who has to report their data, how to prepare calculations and the report itself, and the consequences for not reporting.?Analysis?of previous reports shows that the gender pay gap, as it stands, is resulting in women working 54 days a year for free.
- EU/EEA Member States had until 2022 to implement the Work-life Balance Directive, which aims, amongst other goals, to address women’s under-representation in the labour market. Although the UK does not have to implement the Directive, it has pledged to?table legislation in Parliament?to match the rights provided.
#Embraceequity??– moving beyond equality
