She dared to meddle
Perkins: her 12 years as Secretary for Labour is a record: it took American women 50 years to match her tenure between them. Tom Levitt introduces his book on the life …
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Child labour on the rise for the first time since 2000
Child labour has increased to 160 million – the first rise in two decades – and that number could swell by millions more because of the effects of the coronavirus …
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Gap analysis
A woman’s work: “Producing well-socialised human beings, who collectively are often referred to as the labour supply.” Jennifer Cohen explains why there are no such things as women’s economic issues. …
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Long covid
Dr Hanna Szymborska asks what does Sunak’s labour market policy mean for women? Ever since the first national lockdown was imposed in March 2020, rising unemployment has been one of …
Read MoreA bullet in the chamber of the Commons
We seem to be playing a game of political Russian roulette in UK. Place your cross – pull the trigger for a new leader – see what happens. Labour’s pseudo …
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All is revealed
Alessandra Mezzadri explains how productivity barely covers anything in fast fashion prices. In April this year, the UK multi-channel retail brand Missguided advertised the sale of a £1 bikini. It …
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Workers byte back
Cross-border brands feel the heat from digitally organised labour. Grazia Ietto-Gillies explains In 2014 the US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) declared that in some 43 labour disputes filed since …
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The love of money
What is the going rate for being a mum? Madhavi Venkatesan suggests it’s time to stop following the money. The pandemic has highlighted the relationship and trade-off between parenting and …
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The K in recovery
A post-Covid divergence in fortunes is leaving women in the trailing leg. Selvin Kwong reports. Jenny is one of many women who lost their jobs or had their hours reduced …
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The economics of ending PFI
Private Finance initiative deals are a source of significant public sector savings – when they are cancelled – says David Hall. While the media and professional classes in Britain have …
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