Events

National Skills Forum & the Associate Parliamentary Skills Group, are launching their report

‘Closing the Gender Skills Gap’

Tuesday 24 February , 3.30pm - 5.00pm, House of Lords

We’ll be launching a timely report looking at the barriers faced by women when looking to gain new skills and how we can begin to close ‘the gender skills gap’.

Speaking at the launch will include:-

• Maria Eagle MP, Under-Secretary of State, Government Equalities Office
• Baroness Margaret Prosser, Chair, Women and Work Commission

Increasing the range and level of women’s skills will help raise national productivity, overcome gender pay inequalities and ensure the UK has a workforce equipped with the skills necessary to compete successfully in a modern global economy.

The report focuses on tackling three areas:

• How we can increase the number of women with the skills to work in science, engineering and technology
• How to improve the work-life balance and make it easier for women who wish to combine family life with work and ongoing skills development
• How we can ensure that the adult education and training system fully engages with women.

The report contains 25 policy recommendations and features interviews with a series of women from a variety of backgrounds, industries and regions who’ve successfully been able to learn new skills alongside examples of employer best-practice.

If you’re interested in attending, please contact Hugo Donaldson on 020 7202 8577 /

Any interested media should contact Daniel Golding on 020 7202 8587 /