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2018: Already a Stand-out Year for Gender Equality in the UK

By: Emer Timmons | April 15, 2018

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.

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Fate of Study Abroad Program Unclear to Young Women

By: Sharon Igbokwe and Morgane de Lacey Evans | November 21, 2016

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

By: Damian McCarthy | April 21, 2016

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

By: Madhuri Sathish | January 27, 2016

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.

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Early Period is Red Flag for Teen Girls’ Health

By: Sharon Igbokwe | April 23, 2015

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
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Why Doesn’t She Leave? Here’s What They Say

By: Jess McCabe | February 3, 2015

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

By: Claire McCormack | November 15, 2012

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.

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