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Newsroom Archive 2002

Diversity Campaigner Appointed as New Director of Women and Equality Unit

21 November 2002

Trade and Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt today announced the appointment of Angela Mason as the new director of the Government’s Women and Equality Unit (WEU).
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Guide for Women doing Business in the Gulf markets

20 September 2002

An audio CD designed to help British businesswomen tackle the business challenges and opportunities offered by the Gulf markets is now available.
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Trends in Individual Income, 1996 – 2001

12 July 2002

The Women and Equality Unit today published the latest individual income statistics, which provide analyses of the weekly individual income of women and men in Great Britain.
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Government to carry out biggest Review of Equality in 25 Years

15 May 2002

The WEU today announced the most significant review of equality in over quarter of a century.
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Equal Payers Rewarded with New Mark of Excellence

8 March 2002

Women job seekers will be able to identify employers offering them the best equal pay deal under a new award scheme opened today by the Minister for Women.
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Patricia Hewitt Appoints Four New Commissioners

4 March 2002

Patricia Hewitt, Minister for Women, today announced four new appointments to the Equal Opportunities Commission. The four new Commissioners are Angela Mason, Deborah Mattinson, David Smith and Neil Wooding.
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New Act paves the way for more Women MPs

27 February 2002

Measures designed to increase the numbers of women MPs became law last night, after receiving cross-party support in Parliament.
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The Gender Pay Gap: We’re making progress but there’s more to do

24 January 2002

The Women's Minister today welcomed news that the gender pay gap is continuing to close. Research published today by National Statistics shows a continued downward trend in the pay difference between men and women.
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Join a Public Body and play your part in public life

21 January 2002

Women were today encouraged to have a greater say in the key decisions taken by around 1,000 public bodies. The Women's Minister urged women to play their part in national public life, at the first in a series of regional public appointments seminars.
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