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.

03/04/2023

Councils are still heavily dominated by men, according to research by women’s campaigners.

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.

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.

12/09/2018

Local government leaders are set to launch a campaign to recruit more women as councillors.

12/09/2018

The decision by the Local Government Association to launch a campaign to recruit women councillors is a timely move.

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.

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.

05/04/2018

Why do some councils have a gender pay gap and how are they going to address it? Mark Whitehead investigates.

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.