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Conference on the 40th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act
On the 28th May 2010, the Fawcett Society joined forces with the TUC, UNISON and the Equality and Human Rights Commission to host a landmark conference considering the issue of equal pay.
Delegates tell Equalities minister more action on the pay gap is needed now: ‘When the debate on equal pay is stuck, real women’s lives are stuck:
Fawcett joins forces with unions and equality commission to identify next steps in the battle for equal pay
Marking the 40th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act, the conference sought to identify next steps in the battle for equal pay and a comprehensive report showcasing findings will be available shortly.
Ceri Goddard, Chief Executive of the Fawcett Society, opened the day with a speech highlighting the need to be open to new possibilities and proposals when it comes to tackling the pay gap. She urged that all attending remembered that ‘when the debate on equal pay is stuck, real women’s lives are stuck.’ Kay Carberry CBE, Assistant General Secretary of the TUC, warned that at the current rate of progress, it would take 3 more generations to close the pay gap. She also flagged up that the oft-cited figure of16.4 per cent rise to a 22 per cent median difference in pay between men and women when looking just at hourly earnings and considering all forms of work.
Delegates also heard from Jackie Gilchrist who is currently fighting her own equal pay case.
After the opening plenary, the conference split in to 4 workshops each tackling a particular theme: the business case for equal pay; equal pay and the way work is organized; the legislative framework for equal pay and equal pay: attitudes and culture.
In the afternoon, newly appointed Parliamentary under secretary of state for equality Lynne Featherstone MP joined Dave Prentis of UNISON; Ceri Goddard from the Fawcett Society; Kay Carberry CBE, of the TUC; Dr Jean Irvine OBE from the EHRC; Sarah Veale CBE Head of Equality and Employment Rights at the TUC and Nora Senior of the British Chambers of Commerce in a panel debate.
Delegates heard back from each of the workshops, and Samira Ahmed of Channel 4 news - chairing the debate– asked each of the panel members to respond to the ideas brought forward.
Wrapping up the event Ceri said:
“This conference brought together people from many different sectors- including the world of business - in a really groundbreaking, comprehensive debate on equal pay. It was wonderful to see so much enthusiasm from so many sectors for tackling the scandal that is the gender pay gap.”
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