by Susanne Ross, WiSE Research Centre Last week the WiSE team participated, and attended, a 2 day event on gender equality and the Scottish economy, the 2nd within a seminar…
Published January 24, 2013 by Alison
Compiled by Susanne Ross, WiSE Research Centre The picture continues to remain gloomy for women in Scottish labour market after today’s stats. Continuing the trends from last months… Unemployment…
Read More Latest Scottish Labour Market Statistics – gloomy outlook
Published January 9, 2013 by Alison
Women and Constitutional Futures: Work and the Economy Date: Thursday 17 – Friday 18 January 2013 Time: 2 days Location: Glasgow For: Open to the public …
Read More Women and Constitutional Futures: Work and the Economy
Published September 19, 2012 by Alison
WOMEN’S WORK IS MOST CRUCIAL IN FIGHT AGAINST CHILD POVERTY The future of Scotland’s children will be massively affected by a lack of women’s jobs and the impact of…
Published September 19, 2012 by Alison
GCU Economist addresses first Women’s Employment Summit One of Glasgow Caledonian University’s most senior economists has addressed Scotland’s first Women’s Employment Summit held on Wednesday, September 12, in…
Published June 22, 2012 by Alison
Five members of the Women in Scotland’s Economy (WiSE) team will present papers at a leading feminist economics conference in Spain between June 27 and 29. The WiSE team, which…
Read More WiSE women attend IAFFE Conference, Barcelona 27-29 June
Published March 23, 2012 by Alison
Calm Down Dear! It’s only the Budget Speech George Osbourne’s budget speech contained little that can be applauded by the women of Scotland. There is no room for any complacency…
Published March 14, 2012 by Alison
Researchers based at Women in Scotland’s Economy (WiSE) Research Centre at Glasgow Caledonian University endorse Lesley Riddoch’s call for a Women’s Parliament in Holyrood next IWD. In particular, we welcome…
Read More In Support of Women’s Parliament in Holyrood on International Women’s Day 2013
Published February 17, 2012 by Alison
The latest figure indicates an increase in female unemployment of 30% between October and December of last year, the biggest quarterly rise since the beginning of the recession. What that…
Published January 24, 2012 by Alison
As pupils progress through the education system they see most primary teachers are women, there is more of a balance between women and men at secondary school, but all their…
Read More More must be done to break university old boys’ network