Understanding Society - Gender and Work in Scotland: research findings

Analyses data from Understanding Society on mothers returning to work and gender roles and attitudes


Footnotes

1. Scottish Government (2019) A Fairer Scotland for Women: Gender Pay Gap Action Plan, available at https://www.gov.scot/publications/fairer-scotland-women-gender-pay-gap-action-plan.

2. See the User Guide for more information: https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/sites/default/files/downloads/documentation/mainstage/user-guides/mainstage-user-guide.pdf.

3. These are: families with a disabled adult or child, families with three or more children, families with one or more children younger than one in the family, single mothers, and mothers under 25 years.

4. See, e.g., Government Equalities Office (2018) Rapid evidence assessment: parents' decisions about returning to work and child caring responsibilities, available at https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/705820/Parents__decisions_about_returning_to_work_and_child_caring_responsibilities.pdf

5. Scottish Government (2017) Growing Up in Scotland: patterns of maternal employment and barriers to paid work, available at https://www.gov.scot/publications/growing-up-scotland-patterns-maternal-employment-barriers-paid-work/pages/2/.

6. Government Equalities Office (2018) Return to work: parental decision-making, available at https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/705898/Return_to_work-parental_decision_making.pdf.

7. Government Equalities Office (2019) Employment pathways and occupational change after childbirth, available at https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/840062/Bristol_Final_Report_1610.pdf

8. Scottish Government (2018) Every child, every chance: tackling child poverty delivery plan 2018-2022, available at https://www.gov.scot/publications/child-chance-tackling-child-poverty-delivery-plan-2018-22/. Scottish Government (2019) A fairer Scotland for women: gender pay gap action plan, available at https://www.gov.scot/publications/fairer-scotland-women-gender-pay-gap-action-plan/.

9. Scottish Government (2019) Time Use Survey 2014-15: Results for Scotland, available at https://www.gov.scot/publications/centre-time-use-research-time-use-survey-2014-15-results-scotland. NatCen Social Research (2019) British Social Attitudes 36, available at http://www.bsa.natcen.ac.uk/latest-report/british-social-attitudes-36/key-findings.aspx.

10. NatCen Social Research (2019) British Social Attitudes 36, available at http://www.bsa.natcen.ac.uk/latest-report/british-social-attitudes-36/key-findings.aspx.

Contact

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