Making Devolution Work for Women: Greater Manchester Interim Report

2 AUGUST 2018

In this briefing you will find:

a first look at data on key public services in Greater Manchester, which are part of the devolution policy debate at differing levels
a summary of employment and skills, where new data shows that there is a substantial gender gap in subject choices
analysis of care in Greater Manchester, both for children and adults
a summary of transport data in Greater Manchester, which shows that women use transport very differently to men in the region

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