More equal than others
December 8, 2015How not to do equality impact assessment.
- Throw together a ragbag of things which might conceivably have a positive impact on women or people with disabilities
- Relentlessly ignore anything else, particularly anything which might have a negative effect on women in comparison with men.
- Do not, whatever you do, think about things in a joined-up way so that you look at the cumulative impact of a number of smaller changes.
- Publish, smugly.
Yes, HM Treasury, I’m looking at you.
Here, by way of a little light relief, is the women’s budget group’s analysis of the Autumn Statement and Spending Review. I’m not sure what else to say, except Grrrr! Argh!!
tiintax 
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