Watch: Lessons from Brighton & Hove City Council in scaling AI
Brighton & Hove's Chris Wales talks to LocalGov about moving AI from pilot to production – and what other councils can learn from the journey.
Closing council gender gap could boost output £23bn
15/06/2023 Closing the gender employment gap in UK local authorities would increase economic output by £23bn or 1% of GDP, according to campaigners. |
Councils dominated by men, study reveals
03/04/2023 Councils are still heavily dominated by men, according to research by women’s campaigners. |
Huntingdonshire District Council ranked #1 on gender equality
08/03/2023 Huntingdonshire District Council has emerged top of a list that ranks local and central government employers when it comes to gender equality. |
Systemic sexism costs economy over £88bn a year
08/03/2023 Barriers faced by women wanting to work is costing the economy in England, Scotland and Wales £88.7bn every year, according to new research. |
Council chiefs to launch campaign to recruit female councillors
12/09/2018 Local government leaders are set to launch a campaign to recruit more women as councillors. |
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Overcoming the gender gap in local government
12/09/2018 The decision by the Local Government Association to launch a campaign to recruit women councillors is a timely move. |
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Gender pay gap: what next for councils?
05/06/2018 Mark Whitehead finds out why two London councils have signed up to a new scheme to help women climb the career ladder. |
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Political parties must report ‘gender gap’, campaigners say
05/04/2018 Campaigners are calling on the Government to enact legislation to force political parties to report their 'gender gap' when it comes to election candidates. |
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The gender pay gap: local government's national perspective
05/04/2018 Why do some councils have a gender pay gap and how are they going to address it? Mark Whitehead investigates. |
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Councils praised for narrowing the gender pay gap
04/04/2018 Local government leaders have pointed to the high proportion of women in in lower-paid part-time jobs as the main reason for the differences in average rates compared to men. |
