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Long hours 'male' culture reinforces gender segregation 

Long hours 'male' culture reinforces gender segregation 

The norm of overwork in male-dominated workplaces and gender beliefs operating in the family combine to reinforce gender segregation of the labour market, according to a US study.…

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Campaign group backs guidance on breastfeeding and shared parental leave

Campaign group backs guidance on breastfeeding and shared parental leave

A maternity action group is claiming success after the Government agreed to develop ACAS guidance on breastfeeding on return to work in relation to concerns about shared parental leave reforms.…

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Campaign against changes to childcare ratios demands answers

Campaign against changes to childcare ratios demands answers

The Pre-school Learning Alliance has written to the Department for Education asking for an in-depth response to its petition against childcare ratios changes, which has now secured the 10,000 signatures needed to prompt a Government response.…

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Majority of mums don't think nurseries produce unruly children

Majority of mums don't think nurseries produce unruly children

The majority of working mums don't think nurseries produce unruly children, according to a Workingmums.co.ukpoll.…

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UKIP member: it's 'received wisdom' for employers to avoid hiring women of childbearing years

UKIP member: it's 'received wisdom' for employers to avoid hiring women of childbearing years

UKIP's spokesperson on Economic Affairs and Women's Issues has been criticised for saying that it is 'received wisdom' for employers to avoid hiring women of childbearing years.…

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