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Date Added to Site: 24th August 2007 |
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Short Summary
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Disabled Women in the Workforce – Breaking Down the Barriers
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| Author |
Reynolds, R. |
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March 2007 |
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Equal Opportunities Commission, UK. |
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Short Summary
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48 percent of disabled people of working age in Britain (3.3 million) are women and according to this report, they face multiple barriers because they experience discrimination on account of both their disability and their gender. This paper from the Equal Opportunities Commission and its partners outlines disabled women's experiences and advises employers on how to address the inequalities that disabled women face. Women with disabilities have poorer access to education and training, fewer employment opportunities and lower wages than disabled men or non-disabled women and men. In 2005, women with disabilities received 50 percent less wages than non-disabled men. Disabled women also face negative attitudes in the workplace and these often play the biggest part in hindering working arrangements for disabled women. The paper urges employers to examine why there aren't more disabled women on their work force, to offer flexible working arrangements to them and to provide mentoring support and training. Employers are also asked to foster a culture of diversity in the workplace, to address wheelchair accessibility issues, provide information in a variety of formats such as Braille, large print and tape and to ask disabled women directly for their views and advice.
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| Complete Document |
 Http://www.eoc.org.uk/Default.aspx?page=20203
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