Archive for equalities
Government takes another step towards equal civil marriage
Ahead of the keynote conference speech from Equalities Minister Lynne Featherstone on Saturday afternoon, the Government has announced another step towards making civil marriage available to same-sex couples. A public consultation on how best to do this will start in March next year, with a strong hint of legislation then following in this Parliament: “I [...]
Two Conservative MPs call for mandatory gender quotas for company boards
As the Daily Telegraph reports of the much touted book by Matthew Hancock and Nadhim Zahawi: Sanctions are also suggested against non-executive directors of failed companies. The authors also oppose non-executives at systemically-important banks having other board roles and also want the law changed so directors of financial institutions that require recourse to public funds [...]
Why diversity is good for selfish, old-fashioned, upper class white men
There are many arguments in favour of diversity in the workforce in terms of freedom, liberalism and equality (mix in varying measures according to your political viewpoint). But my colleague at MHP Communications, our Chair Gay Collins, has also written a strong piece pointing out how diversity in the boardroom also makes for more successful [...]
How we all lose from discrimination: my letter to Liberal Democrat News
Dinti Batstone (18 February) is absolutely right that the case to tackle discrimination is strengthened by remembering that we all lose out when discrimination occurs. If we miss out on some of the country’s best talent in Parliament, or brightest at the top of our legal system or smartest running our largest firms then it [...]
Gender pay audits: government to try voluntary route first, option for mandatory audits remains
In news this morning Home Office minister and Liberal Democrat MP Lynne Featherstone said that the government would be looking to get voluntary agreement from industry for gender pay audits, which would reveal cases of unreasonably disparity in pay between men and women. An attempt to introduce voluntary agreement previously fell apart under the Labour [...]
Is there still inequality in the workplace?
Do you think women in Britain have equal job opportunities with men, or not?
Men: Yes 51%, No 43% – net +8%
Women: Yes 25%, No 63% – net -38%
Net scores by political preference:
Conservative: 0%
Lib Dem: -22%
Labour: -25%
Source: YouGov, f...
Government 100% committed to completing the journey to LGB and T equality
A news release from the Home Office brings the news: Home Office Equalities Minister Lynne Featherstone today set out the Government’s ambitious plans to tackle homophobia and transphobia and promote equal rights for all. Speaking to the Trade Unions Congress (TUC) LGB and T conference ahead of Pride London 2010, the Lynne Featherstone stressed that [...]
Why should the lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGB&T) community vote Liberal Democrat?
That’s the question asked by the Lesbian & Gay Foundation and answered by the party’s Equalities spokesperson, Lynne Featherstone:
How do you feel about Labour taking credit for a lot of Liberal Democrat Policy around LGB&T issues?
Imitation is the highest form of flattery! But Labour still hasn’t gone far enough. It is an absolute scandal [...]
Majority of public think men are paid more than women for doing equal jobs
According to a poll carried out last month by MORI, the majority of people believe that men are paid more than women for doing equal work.
The poll found that 52% of people disagree with the statement that men and women receive the same pay for doing jobs of equal value. Overall 40% think that men and [...]
Daily View 2×2: 22 November 2009
It’s Sunday. It’s 7am and we’ve got some coffee art to wake you up this morning. But first, the blogs and then the news.
2 Must-Read Blog Posts
What are other Liberal Democrat bloggers saying? Here’s are two posts that have caught the eye from the Liberal Democrat Blogs aggregator:
Mathematical error leads to blunder by Local Government [...]
