Unravelling Equality: The Impact of the United Kingdom's Spending Cuts on Women |
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| Authors: | MARY‐ANN STEPHENSON JAMES HARRISON |
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| Institution: | 1. Independent consultant specialising in gender equality and human rights, http://www.maryannstephenson.co.uk;2. Associate Professor in the School of Law at the University of Warwick and Co‐Director of the Centre for Human Rights in Practice. |
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| Abstract: | This article examines a report on the likely impact of the spending cuts on women. The report, Unravelling Equality: A Human Rights and Equality Impact Assessment of the Spending Cuts on Women in Coventry, concludes that the public spending cuts will increase inequality between women and men. For some women the cuts may have serious negative effects on their human rights. The article argues that this report provides a blueprint for the kind of analysis which should be carried out all over the country to ensure that the impact of spending cuts on women is better understood and acted upon. |
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| Keywords: | equality gender spending cuts human rights impact assessment women |
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