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Social and economic impact of pandemic ‘could undo gender equality progress’

The social and economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic threaten progress towards gender equality, a study suggests. Research indicates women have experienced negative impacts to a greater extent than men. According to the report, the biggest ...

03 Mar 2022 at 00:55

DerryNow

'How are a family on two minimum wages getting by? They're not'

County Derry mum says high childcare costs are leaving young families on low incomes unable to get by. Dr Ciara Fitzpatrick, from Magherafelt, is a lecturer at Ulster University and mother to Finian (3) and Bronwen (1). Ciara says her family and ...

14 Mar 2023 at 17:33

Personal Finance

100,000 more people dragged into paying higher rate tax in 2020/21

Thousands more people ended up paying higher tax rates between the tax years 2019/20 and 2020/21, according to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) figures. The number of higher rate taxpayers increased by 100,000 between the two tax years, to 4.0 ...

08 Mar 2023 at 13:43

Personal Finance

Gender gaps in pension incomes could persist for decades, says IFS

Gender differences in pension incomes could persist for decades to come, according to a report. Gaps are driven by differences in labour market patterns, which particularly open up after people have children, the Institute for Fiscal ...

08 Mar 2023 at 00:01

City

MPs call for ban on non-disclosure agreements in sexual harassment cases

Ministers have been told they should ban non-disclosure agreements in sexual harassment cases which have been “misused” in the City of London to “cover up” abuse, an influential group of MPs has said. In its report into sexism in ...

08 Mar 2024 at 00:01

Life

Three in four single mothers ‘may struggle to afford basics when they retire’

Three-quarters (75%) of single mothers could struggle to afford basics such as food and heating when they retire, a report estimates. Scottish Widows’ annual report said the “motherhood penalty” – the financial and career ...

15 Nov 2023 at 14:07

Health & Wellbeing

Lioness Chloe Kelly: Female athletes have to overachieve to be accepted

When Lioness Chloe Kelly stepped up to take a penalty kick against Nigeria in the World Cup last year, she had no doubt she could hit it at a remarkable speed. It was 69mph – more powerful than any shot recorded in the ...

15 Feb 2024 at 13:47

Scotland

Justice system is perpetuating inequality and letting women down, says minister

The Scottish Government has published a “vision for justice” with a range of reforms planned over the next four years, as Scotland’s Justice Secretary warned the current system was perpetuating inequality and letting ...

08 Feb 2022 at 18:26

Mental health disparity between teenage boys and girls ‘not inevitable’ – study

Mental health disparities between teenage girls and boys are “not inevitable”, experts have said. The comments come after a new study compared the mental health of teenagers in London and Tokyo. From early ...

18 Mar 2025 at 23:30

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