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Using documentary evidence and interviews from leading policy actors from the period,
Women and Employment in Public Policy takes as its starting point the UK Women and Work Commission, which was convened in 2004 to examine causes of the gender pay gap.
List of contents
- Foreword
- 1: Introduction. Women and employment: a 'stalled' revolution
- 2: Feminizing British politics? Women in the legislature and the executive
- 3: Understanding policy on women and employment: the gender pay gap as a policy problem
- 4: Reaching the limits of the Equal Pay Act (1970-2007)
- 5: Feminizing Labour: the party and trade unions
- 6: The women's policy machinery: strengthening women's voice in government?
- 7: The Women and Work Commission: bridging different approaches to the gender pay gap
- 8: The Women and Work Commission: implementation, influence and effectiveness
- 9: The unfinished campaign for equal pay in the UK
- 10: The part-time working penalty and the under-valuing of women's work
- 11: Families and childcare: an unfinished revolution
- 12: Training and skills: a long-standing policy gap
- 13: Setting the standard? The public sector's role in promoting gender equality
- 14: Conclusion
About the author
Susan Milner is Professor of European Politics and Society and has taught at the University of Bath for more than thirty years. Prior to that, she completed her PhD and worked as lecturer in French politics at the University of Aston. During her time at the University of Bath, she has taught on undergraduate and postgraduate courses on European politics, and supervised doctoral research. Susan is a member of the national charity Working Families' academic advisory group. Her research spans employment policy and employment relations and she is particularly interested in policy and practice aimed at promoting equality at work.
Summary
Using documentary evidence and interviews from leading policy actors from the period, Women and Employment in Public Policy takes as its starting point the UK Women and Work Commission, which was convened in 2004 to examine causes of the gender pay gap.
