Digital marriage certificates launched
The names of both parents, not just the father, will now be included on marriage certificates in England and Wales as a new electronic system is introduced today. The Home Office said that as well as simplifying the registration system, the new format will “correct a historic anomaly” by allowing for the names of both parents to appear on the marriage entry. It is also hoped the new system will save time and money.
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New heart scans will ‘save lives’
New 3D scans that can diagnose heart disease in 20 minutes are being introduced by the NHS. The revolutionary technology turns a CT scan of the heart into a 3D image, allowing doctors to see whether it is diseased without invasive procedures such as angiograms. Stephen Powis, the NHS national medical director for England, said the scans “will save thousands of lives and ensure the NHS is able to deliver routine services even quicker than before the pandemic”.
By Rachel Brazil2021-05-06T08:34:00+01:00
Despite a variety of activities in industry and academia, women in chemistry continue to earn less than men
For most of November and December the average woman in the UK effectively works for free. That is if you compare her annual salary to that of her male colleagues. The median gender pay gap in the UK is 15.5%, down from 17.4% in 2019. In chemistry-related jobs, the pay gap is even greater. The RSC’s 2019 pay and reward survey (of over 6000 members) reported that the median woman earns 21% less than the median man, representing £9500 less earned every year. These inequalities haven’t gone unnoticed, with the same survey indicating only 52% of women agree that their workplace offers equal opportunities for all employees, compared to 64% of men. For those hoping that gender inequality is in the past, the pay gap shows there is still work to be done.
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Episode 3
We know there’s a gender pay gap, we know that the average gap is 11.9% in UK businesses over 250 people – but why are we not seeing more improvement? Why do women lose when it comes to bonuses? And when can a low gender pay gap be a bad thing?
This episode’s panel holds nothing back. Find out why LGIM’s Dame Helena Morrisey believes that men having more life choices is key to women’s equal pay; why Liz Benison, the MD of Arriva, likens women self-selecting out the system to skiing in a whiteout; why the ICAEW’s Dr Jane Berney thinks that quotas are not a good thing (while others disagree) and why the CEO of the Fawcett Society, Sam Smethers, cautions against a one-size-fits-all-women approach to diversity in the workplace.
Fawcett Society says more needs to be done to encourage women into politics
The Fawcett Society said: ‘Without concerted effort we simply won’t see gender equality and women will continue to be an unheard majority.’ Photograph: Paul Warburton/Alamy
The Fawcett Society said: ‘Without concerted effort we simply won’t see gender equality and women will continue to be an unheard majority.’ Photograph: Paul Warburton/Alamy
Mon 3 May 2021 19.01 EDT
More needs to be done to encourage women into politics, the UK’s leading charity for gender equality has said, as data reveals that just one-third of candidates in this week’s English council elections are women.