The Gender Research Forum - June 2001



The inaugural Gender Research Forum was held on 29 June 2001.

Click on the links below for summaries, and full papers where indicated.

1. Government research on women's issues

Dr Susan Atkins, Women and Equality Unit: 'Government Research on Women's Issues'

Esther Breitenbach, Women and Equality Unit:  'Women's Unit Research - Overview of Programme and Recent Studies'

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Mark Beatson, Department of Trade and Industry: 'Women's Awareness of Employment Rights'



2. Gender Research in the Future of Work Programme

Professor Peter Nolan,   'Introduction to gender research in the Future of Work programme'

Professor Irene Bregel, 'Productivity and the gendering of skill'

Dr Sue Himmelweit,  'Women's Decisions about Employment and Childcare'



3. Developing Gender Statistics

Paul Allin, National Statistics: 'The National Statistics programme of work on gender statistics'

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Richard Laux, National Statistics: 'Trends in women's labour market participation'



Useful Links

 

Gender Research Forum homepage