UK risks ‘turning clock back’ on gender equality in pandemic

Select committee issues 20 recommendations including maintaining universal credit increase

The government risks “turning the clock back” on gender equality by overlooking the labour market and caring inequalities faced by women during the pandemic, a report published by the women and equalities committee warns.

The select committee has issued 20 recommendations for the government to tackle inequality, including maintaining the £20 increase to universal credit.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/3jAblFl