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Interview with Colette Paul by Mick Gowar
No full textAn interview with the author and academic Colette Paul. The interview focuses on Colette Paul's experiences as an author, student of creative writing and teacher of creative writing, especially on writing, publishing and teaching the short story. There are also a number of observations concerning her book of short stories 'Whoever you choose to love.
Women's representation on the boards of UK-listed companies
No full textIn the mid-1980s, the phrase ‘the glass ceiling’ was coined to refer to ‘an invisible but impermeable barrier that limited the career advancement of women’ (Burke and Vinnicombe, 2005: 165).In the UK some advancement has clearly been made sine then, with a greater number of women having entered the workplace and moved into management and the professions. At the same time, familiar patterns persist.Inequalities linked to pay, occupation and seniority continue, and women remain under-represented in the very upper echelons of work organizations – which are still dominated by an elite group of white men
How can policy support fathers to be more involved in childcare? Evidence from cross-country policy comparisons and UK longitudinal household data
Full text linkA briefing paper was submitted to the Women and Equalities Committee ‘Fathers and the Workplace’ inquiry by Helen Norman, Colette Fagan and Mark Elliot and has now been published. This explains the employment-related barriers to fathers sharing childcare more equally with their partners, and recommends three policy changes that would better support fathers to fulfil their caregiver roles
How can policy support fathers to be more involved in childcare? Evidence from cross-country policy comparisons and UK longitudinal household data
Full text linkA briefing paper was submitted to the Women and Equalities Committee ‘Fathers and the Workplace’ inquiry by Helen Norman, Colette Fagan and Mark Elliot and has now been published. This explains the employment-related barriers to fathers sharing childcare more equally with their partners, and recommends three policy changes that would better support fathers to fulfil their caregiver roles
How can policy support fathers to be more involved in childcare? Evidence from cross-country policy comparisons and UK longitudinal household data
No full textA briefing paper was submitted to the Women and Equalities Committee ‘Fathers and the Workplace’ inquiry by Helen Norman, Colette Fagan and Mark Elliot and has now been published. This explains the employment-related barriers to fathers sharing childcare more equally with their partners, and recommends three policy changes that would better support fathers to fulfil their caregiver roles
Gender divisions and working time in the new economy: Changing patterns of work, care and public policy in Europe and North America:Changing Patterns of Work, Care and Public Policy in Europe and North America
No full text'. . . the book presents leading-edge research on a variety of issues associated with work/life integration and gender equity. It will be of value to academic researchers and students of gender, employment and social trends, and its release in paperback should extend its accessibility.' - British Journal of Industrial Relations. © Diane Perrons, Colette Fagan, Linda McDowell, Kath Ray and Kevin Ward 2006. All rights reserved
Gender divisions and working time in the new economy: Changing patterns of work, care and public policy in Europe and North America:Changing Patterns of Work, Care and Public Policy in Europe and North America
No full text'. . . the book presents leading-edge research on a variety of issues associated with work/life integration and gender equity. It will be of value to academic researchers and students of gender, employment and social trends, and its release in paperback should extend its accessibility.' - British Journal of Industrial Relations. © Diane Perrons, Colette Fagan, Linda McDowell, Kath Ray and Kevin Ward 2006. All rights reserved
Jill Rubery, Colette Fagan, Occupational segregation of women and men in the european community Network of experts on the situation of women in the labour market. Synthesis report, Luxembourg, Commission des Communautés européennes, 1993
No full textTissot Françoise, Deshayes Élisabeth, Dupon-Lahitte Bernadette, Grolière Catherine. Jill Rubery, Colette Fagan, Occupational segregation of women and men in the european community Network of experts on the situation of women in the labour market. Synthesis report, Luxembourg, Commission des Communautés européennes, 1993. In: Formation Emploi. N.47, 1994. pp. 88-89
Women on Corporate Boards in Europe
Full text linkThis note is based on the conclusions of the volume Colette Fagan, M. Gonzáléz Menéndez and S. Gómez Ansón (eds.) (2012) Women on Corporate Boards and In Top Management: European Trends and Policy, Palgrave. This research was completed thanks to the European Research Project RECWOWE (Reconciling Work and Welfare in Europe) financed by the European Commission, under the 6th Framework Programme for Research – Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities (contract no 028339-2) in the Directorate-General for Research
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