2018: Already a Stand-out Year for Gender Equality in the UK
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The publication of the data has put the issue of the gender pay gap, and gender equality at work overall, very much on the national media agenda.
Teen Voices
Fate of Study Abroad Program Unclear to Young Women
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Samantha fears her 14-year-old sister won’t be able to take advantage of a popular study abroad program now that the U.K. voted to leave the EU.
wage gap
Remedies to Close a Stubborn Wage Gap in U.K. Are Ready
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Last year, the World Economic Forum forecast that it would take 117 years for gender parity to be achieved in the global workplace. If U.K. women want to change a wage gap that has stood still since 2012, here’s what’s needed.
England
U.K.’s Cameron Stirs Backlash for Comments on Muslim Women
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The prime minister has ignited the #TraditionallySubmissive protest hashtag by Muslim women. Another vein of criticism calls out Cameron for joining Donald Trump in stoking Islamophobia with fears of terrorism.
Teen Voices
Early Period is Red Flag for Teen Girls’ Health
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The average age of puberty in the U.K., and other parts of the world, is younger than it was 60 years ago. This can be a problem for girls when precocious puberty leads to emotional and behavioral difficulties.
Domestic Violence
Why Doesn’t She Leave? Here’s What They Say
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It took her nine years to finally leave. Confusion was a big part of the delay since this, after all, wasn’t an obviously aggressive bully. This was a man who seemed at first to worship her. The first of three brief interviews with survivors.
BBC
Women’s Groups Press BBC on Savile Sex Scandal
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Five U.K. women’s groups are pressing for an examination of gender bias at the BBC in the wake of two child sex-abuse scandals and growing allegations of misconduct at the broadcaster.