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Women and Work - Shaping a Fairer Future

February 2006
In the 30 years since the Equal Pay Act, there have been many advances in women's position in society and at work. More women are in employment and occupy a greater number of senior positions. Girls are outperforming boys at school and their aspirations are high. Despite these important changes, the pay and opportunity gap for women remains.
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Women and Work Sector Pathways Initiative - Consultation

December 2009
The WWSPI consultation is based on a rapid, targeted review of literature (Appendix 1) and interviews with twenty one stakeholders identified by the Commission (see Appendix 2).
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Working Futures 2003-2004 National Report

January 2004
The present set of results exploit fully the currently available data. However, the data upon which the local level results are based have been pushed to their limits. Many of the official data sets have not been designed to provide robust information at such a detailed level. This raises some important issues for national Government, and those that provide official statistics, about how existing data sources need to be extended and improved to meet these new requirements.
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Working Futures 2003-2004 Regional Report

January 2004
The demand for labour is a derived demand. It depends critically on developments in the markets for goods and services and the technologies used to produce them. Therefore, in order to assess the prospects for the changing pattern of demand for skills, it is essential to ground the analysis on a foundation and understanding of the key economic factors influencing the economy and its structure. To do this a multi-sectoral macroeconomic model is required
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Working Futures 2003-2004 Summary

January 2004
The present set of results exploit fully the currently available data. However, the data upon which the local level results are based have been pushed to their limits. Many of the official data sets have not been designed to provide robust information at such a detailed level. This raises some important issues for national Government, and those that provide official statistics, about how existing data sources need to be extended and improved to meet these new requirements.
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Working Futures 2004-2014 National Report

January 2006
This document is the first of four volumes that present Working Futures 2004-2014. The latter is the second in a series of new projections of detailed employment.
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Working Futures 2004-2014 Qualifications Report

September 2006
The analysis begins with a brief overview of historical trends. A series of models are then deployed to analyse and then forecast the numbers of people holding formal qualifications. The prime focus is at national (UK), but this is extended to cover all the constituent countries and regions of the UK and a detailed analysis by sector.
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Working Futures 2004-2014 Sectoral Report

January 2006
Working Futures 2004-2014 has been commissioned by the Sector Skills Development Agency to provide a sound statistical foundation for the deliberations of a number of its key partners across the skills arena about the future demand for skills. This volume summarises the projections by gender, employment status and occupation for the Skills for Business’ network of employer-led Sector Skills Councils (SSCs).
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Working Futures 2004-2014 Spatial Report

January 2006
This document is part of the Working Futures 2004-2014 series of detailed projections of employment, by sector and region.
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Working Futures 2004-2014 Summary Report

January 2006
This document is the first of three volumes that present Working Futures 2004-2014. Together they represent the most detailed and comprehensive set of employment projections ever published for the UK. It focuses upon the future patterns of demand for skills as measured by occupation.