Government action

This section sets out the actions we are taking across Government to support people to stay in and get back into work, and to build employment and growth for the future.

In Working towards Equality- Achieving equality for women and men at work (2009), we set out the huge progress made since 1997 in improving the position of women in the labour market.

Working Towards Equality: A Framework for Action sets out how we will build on this progress and identifies three key objectives, which directly flow from our vision for the labour market and have been informed by research into people’s perceptions of fairness. These objectives are to ensure our labour market is one:

• Where being a parent or carer is not a barrier to opportunity or success;
• Where a person’s aspirations and opportunities are not constrained by their gender; and
• That is transparent and free from gender discrimination.

Case studies

You can view the case studies from the Women & Work Sector Pathways Initiative below:

• Asset Skills
• Construction Skills
• Energy & Utility Skills
• Go Skills
• The Institute of the Motor Industry
• Lantra
• People 1st
• Skillfast
• Skills for Justice
• Semta