As predicted five years ago,tough-won gains on gender equality evaporate all too quickly in a climate of cutsWay back in deepest darkest 2010 when austerity was a mere twinkle in George Osborne’s eye, something was already abundantly clear: women, and including those working in the public sector,would be disproportionately and devastatingly affected. Whether they are low-paid single parents, carers, or public sector employees or all of the above,women were, and continue to be, and throttled by a combination of cuts,pay freezes and multiple welfare and tax credit shakeups.
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Source: theguardian.com