EU EFTA or Full English Brexit? WiSE team member Dr Rosalind Cavaghan, will be speaking on Thursday 11th of May in Edinburgh, as part of the panel “EU, EFTA or…
Gender, Carework and Equality in Canada: Show me the money! Professor Lorna Turnbull, WiSE Visiting Professor, will talk about Gender, Carework and Equality in Canada: Show me the money! at…
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Imminent UK cuts to mothers’ tax credits are an assault on women’s human rights by Dr Angela O’Hagan
Read Dr O’Hagan’s piece in The Conversation on Imminent UK cuts to mothers’ tax credits are an assault on women’s human rights here: http://theconversation.com/imminent-uk-cuts-to-mothers-tax-credits-are-an-assault-on-womens-human-rights-75014
Around International Women’s Week this year, the WiSE team have been even busier than usual. In the first two weeks of March, WiSE researchers have organised an international seminar…
Two Funded PhD Studentships within the WiSE Research Centre, commencing in October 2017, are currently available. The political economy of care Brexit and the implications for economic development in Scotland…
Dr Angela O’Hagan, comments on the Budget 2017 on BBC Scotland Politics Watch here:
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Emily Thomson, WiSE Research Centre, will give evidence today at the Scottish Parliament’s Economy Committee on how to close the gender pay gap
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You are invited to attend the 2nd Annual Ailsa McKay Memorial Lecture being held on Thursday 11 May at 5pm in the Deeprose Lecture Theatre, Govan Mbeki Building, Glasgow…
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Professor Diane Elson, WiSE Visiting Professor, comments in The Economist on why national budgets need to take gender into account http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21717404-designing-fiscal-policies-support-gender-equality-good-growth-why
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Glasgow Caledonian University will host a Regional Studies Association workshop on “Scotland’s Brexit: Growth, Jobs and Inclusion” on 2 March. Organised by Dr Leaza McSorley, Lecturer in Economics and Chair…