Opportunity Now

Gender News Bulletin

Week ending 20th March 2011

Welcome to the weekly gender diversity news round up from Opportunity Now . Sent to you each week as a benefit of your membership to Opportunity Now, this bulletin keeps you right up to date with media coverage of gender equality and diversity related issues, both UK based and global.

Government launches major reform of equalities commission

The Government will fine theEquality and Human Righs Commission ( EHRC )  if it fails to show that it has spent taxpayers' money wisely, under reforms proposed today.

Personnel Today


He said, she said

Examining gender differences in communication

Careerintelligence.com


Justice for women stalked in the workplace

Multi-media choice:

America
78% of stalking victims are women. 54% of female murder victims reported their stalkers to the police before being killed by them.

Insider Exclusive TV


Women and equality - from the archives of The Guardian

History was made at Luton's Vauxhall car plant the other day, when car workers staged Britain's first " Equality'  for Men" strike.

The Guardian




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