The report was published of a conference which aimed to demonstrate that, when gender analysis and gender impact assessment were used, the result was better-value regeneration programmes that addressed poverty and exclusion more effectively.
Source: Nikki van der Gaag, Gender and the Reality of Regeneration: A tale of two cities Conference report, Oxfam GB (01865 313184)
Links: Report (pdf)
Date: 2004-Oct
A report said that a pilot project had demonstrated the value of a gender analysis of expenditure in some areas. It provided a range of methodologies for analysis of expenditure and revenue streams by gender - so enabling policy-makers, analysts and governments to understand any differential impacts of policy decisions on men and women, boys and girls.
Source: Gender Analysis of Expenditure Project: Final report, HM Treasury (020 7270 4558) and Department of Trade and Industry
Links: Report (pdf)
Date: 2004-Jul
The Equal Opportunities Commission published its annual report for 2003-04. It said that it had decided to launch a major new investigation into the pay and career prospects of workers with caring responsibilities.
Source: Great Expectations: EOC annual report 2003 04, Equal Opportunities Commission (0161 833 9244)
Links: Report (pdf) | EOC press release
Date: 2004-Jul
A report said that that women were significantly less active than men in politics. In particular, they were less likely to participate in formal politics such as party membership, party donations and contacting politicians. But women were more likely to vote for, and become involved in an electoral campaign on behalf of, a female rather than a male candidate.
Source: Gender and Political Participation, Electoral Commission (020 7271 0500)
Links: Report (pdf) | Summary (pdf) | Electoral Commission press release | EOC press release | Guardian report
Date: 2004-Apr
A report said that most childless women were in middle-level and lower-level jobs rather than the glamorous professional and managerial stereotype of the careerist female. While half of all women in top jobs had no offspring, even after several marriages, they represented a tiny fraction of all those in the 20-50 age group. Family-friendly policies were therefore unlikely to influence the voluntarily childless. The study was based on fertility surveys carried out in continental western European countries, plus a British cohort study that had tracked people since birth in 1958.
Source: Catherine Hakim, Childlessness in Europe, Economic and Social Research Council (01793 413000)
Links: ESRC press release
Date: 2004-Jan
The 34th edition of Social Trends was published, describing social trends in the United Kingdom by drawing on a wide range of statistics. The report featured a special article on ageing and gender, looking at the implications of ageing for both men and women today, including living arrangements, income and poverty.
Source: Carol Summerfield and Penny Babb (eds.), Social Trends: No. 34 - 2004 edition, Office for National Statistics, TSO (0870 600 5522)
Links: Report (pdf) | ONS press release (pdf) | Guardian report
Date: 2004-Jan
A report drew together information from the 2001 Census to provide an overview of the lives of men and women in contemporary society. It included information on their characteristics, experiences and lifestyles, placing particular emphasis on gender differences.
Source: Focus on Gender, Office for National Statistics (0845 601 3034)
Links: Report | ONS press release (pdf) | Guardian report
Date: 2004-Jan
A report said that women held fewer than 10 per cent of the most senior positions in many areas of public life. It said the findings raised serious questions about the ability of leading decision makers to identify with the concerns of the general public.
Source: Sex and Power: Who runs Britain?, Equal Opportunities Commission (0161 833 9244)
Links: Report (pdf) | EOC press release | Guardian report
Date: 2004-Jan