Select committee: Women and Equalities Committee
Recommendation 5
Fifth report: Unequal impact? Coronavirus and the gendered economic impact
Published 9 Feb 2021
Paragraph 24
Addressed to Government Equalities Office
Women and Equalities Committee Unequal impact? Coronavirus and the gendered economic impact All items in this report Report on parliament.uk ↗ Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Recommendation (the committee's words)
Women are traditionally under-represented in sectors that have been singled out for Government investment, such as science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) and construction. More must be done to tackle gender inequalities in representation and career progression in these male-dominated sectors so that women do not lose out in the recovery.
From: Women and Equalities Committee, Fifth report: Unequal impact? Coronavirus and the gendered economic impact (HC 385), paragraph 24, 9 February 2021
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 14 May 2021.