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UK Government response to Sawers Review (pdf)

The UK Government’s formal response to the Sawers Review on the role of women in the Scottish economy.

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UK Government Response to Sawers Review

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Last year well-respected Scottish academic Professor Lesley Sawers was commissioned by the UK Government to review the role of women in Scotland’s economy. Her report was published last year and set out a number of recommendations to improve gender equality and the economic contribution of women. They included: changing attitudes to and perceptions of women in the workplace; driving forward change in the representation of women at senior levels; and measuring properly change.

Published 12 February 2016