Sentences with phrase «against gender pay gap»

Many stars rallied against gender pay gap in Hollywood — and «Shameless» star Emmy Rossum actually won

Gemma Arterton with guests Eileen Pullen and Gwen Davis, two former sewing machine operators who famously went on strike in a Dagenham car plant in 1968 in protest against the gender pay gap.

Just weeks after Jennifer Lawrence made headlines for speaking out against the gender pay gap in Hollywood, a new study confirms that Hollywood has a big problem when it comes to gender inequality.

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In a shot across the bows for a number of companies, LGIM said it would vote against British companies where women did not represent at least a quarter of the board, and wanted a full breakdown of any gender pay gap and plans to close it.

On the same day, she slow hand clapped Theresa May as the home secretary headed into the lobby to vote against a motion aimed at closing the gender pay gap.

Meanwhile Tory MEPs voted against a report on paid paternity leave, reducing the gender pay gap and combating violence against women, while UKIP MEPs opposed investigating tax evasion and avoidance, capping credit card charges and labelling processed meat with its country of origin.

The announcement comes as actresses wore black to the Golden Globes this month, an unofficial dress code to publicize Time's Up, a new organization campaigning against sexual harassment, workplace discrimination and the gender pay gap.

However, if a company has a large gender pay gap then there is no doubt that this will be used by those women who believe they have been discriminated against in the workplace — for instance in relation to promotion.

The gender pay gap is now at a record low of 18.1 per cent and the online tool will show the gender pay gap by profession, so that the public can see how their job measures up against the national average.

The technical legal arguments may be impeccable but for many the decision will offend against common sense and be detrimental in freeing women of the «motherhood penalty» exemplified in the gender pay gaps which large employers were this month obliged to publish.

The upcoming draft Gender Pay Gap Information Regulations 2016 is aiming to encourage employers to take action against unequal treatment and comply with its requirements.