Women at Work: Gendered experience and the changing world of work by The Fabian Society

Discussing the challenges that face women in the world of work and what policies are required to address these and ensure greater gender equality in the workplace.

Speakers: Stella Creasy MP (Walthamstow, Kate Green MP (former shadow women and equalities minister, Baroness Margaret Prosser (former deputy general secretary, Transport & General Workers Union)Chair: Kate Dearden (research and campaigns officer, Community)

Work is changing rapidly through innovation and technological change but women are still being left behind. Discussions of the changing nature and form of work often ignore or diminish the gendered aspect of the individual’s experience. Women remain consistently overrepresented in low-paid work as well as in part-time and temporary employment. Recent reporting suggests that 78 per cent of companies still pay men more than women. If women are paid equally and given greater opportunities to participate in the economy, the benefits would extend beyond individuals to society and the economy as a whole. Estimates put the economic cost of gender discrimination at £123bn of lost output per annum – addressing these issues is smart economics.