A Public Zone Production

POLICY CONNECT

SKILLS

National Skills Forum and Associate Parliamentary Skills Group
Skills Commission

ENVIRONMENT

Associate Parliamentary Sustainable Resource Group
Strategic Waste Forum

HEALTH

Associate Parliamentary Health Group
Chronic Pain Policy Coalition

DESIGN

Associate Parliamentary Group for Design and Innovation

SUSTAINABILITY

Westminster Sustainable Business Forum

Print This!

Today sees the launch of 'Closing the Gender Skills Gap', a major report by the National Skills Forum, part of Policy Connect Skills.

The UK is missing out on a huge pool of talent with many women working below their skill level in low-paid, low-skilled occupations.

The report contains 27 key recommendations aimed at tackling the barriers facing many women who want to train, get back to work and improve their skills.

The report is especially timely given the the global financial crisis. Increasing the range and level of women’s skills could help the combat the UK skills deficit, improve productivity and start to reduce the pay and opportunity gap between men and women.

Please click on the link on the right hand side of this page to download the report.

Further information on the launch is available from skills@policyconnect.org.uk

Media contact: Daniel Golding  

020 7202 8587  / daniel.golding@policyconnect.org.uk