MSPs have demanded urgent action to tackle the problems women face in the workplace after a damning report said they are being segregated into low-paid and low-status work.
MSPs have demanded urgent action to tackle the problems women face in the workplace after a damning report said they are being segregated into low-paid and low-status work.
MARY FEE: 'We all want equality in the workforce.'
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ROBBIE DINWOODIE CHIEF SCOTTISH POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT
A hard-hitting report from a Holyrood committee found women are subjected to "occupational segregation", clustered in certain jobs such as caring, cleaning and clerical work.
A glass ceiling still separates women from boardroom jobs, while they also receive unequal pay to men, the Equal Opportunities Committee's inquiry into the unequal participation of women in work found. It has now issued a call for experts to come forward with ways to address these issues and other problems.
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