RESOURCES

Reports and publications of interest on women and leadership

The Female FTSE Report 2008 - A decade of delay http://www.som.cranfield.ac.uk/som/research/centres/cdwbl/downloads/ft2008.pdf

EHRC - Review of equality statistics 2008 http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/publicationsandresources/Documents/Equalities/review_of_equality_statistics.pdf

EHRC - Sex and power report 2008 http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/publicationsandresources/Documents/Gender/Sex_and_Power_2008.pdf

State of women's enterprise in the UK
http://www.prowess.org.uk/documents/StateofWomensenterpriseintheukfinal.pdf

BERR - Government's new Enterprise Strategy - " Enterprise : unlocking the UK 's talent" http://www.berr.gov.uk/files/file44992.pdf

Useful links with information on women and leadership

The International Centre for Women Leaders
http://www.som.cranfield.ac.uk/som/research/centres/cdwbl/index.asp

The Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR)
http://www.berr.gov.uk

Women, Diversity and Leadership Academy
http://www.lums.lancs.ac.uk/leadership/women-and-leadership

The Women's Enterprise Task Force
http://www.womensenterprisetaskforce.co.uk

Prowess
www.prowess.org.uk

Women's Parliamentary Radio
http://www.wpradio.co.uk

Women's Leadership Network in FE
www.wlnfe.org.uk

Useful links with information on equality and women's rights

The Government Equalities Office - http://www.equalities.gov.uk

The Government Equalities Office is a new self-standing Department, whose mission is to put equality at the heart of Government. The GEO is responsible for the Government's overall strategy on equality, (including a new Equality Bill and Public Service Agreement) as well as leading on women's issues across Government, and sponsoring the Equality and Human Rights Commission and Women's National Commission. The GEO reports to the Ministers for Women and Equality, Harriet Harman and Maria Eagle.

Women's National Commission - http://www.thewnc.org.uk

The WNC plays a central role in the drive to being a voice for women and women's organisations in the UK and helps facilitate the exchange of views between women and government.  It currently represents over 400 women's organisations throughout England , Northern Ireland , Scotland and Wales . It remains an important mechanism to enable Government to connect directly with Women's organisations on its own terms . 

The Equality and Human Rights Commission - http://www.equalityhumanrights.com

The EHRC commission is working to eliminate discrimination, reduce inequality, protect human rights and to build good relations, ensuring that everyone has a fair chance to participate in society.

Women's rights in the workplace http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/yourrights/equalityanddiscrimination/gender/Pages/IntroductiontoGender.aspx

Women's rights in education http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/yourrights/equalityanddiscrimination/gender/education/
Pages/9Sexdiscriminationineducation.aspx

Framework for a Fairer Future - The Equality Bill - June 2008 http://www.equalities.gov.uk/publications/FRAMEWORK%20FAIRER%20FUTURE.pdf

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