A National Assembly for Wales committee has published a report calling for changes to flexible working, childcare and culture, in order to achieve gender equality at work.
The report by the Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee, follows an inquiry earlier this year into pregnancy, maternity, parenting and work in Wales.
Rogerstone-based Slate Legal’s managing partner James Moss submitted oral and written evidence to the committee as part of the inquiry.
James said: “I welcome the recommendations in the report. It was an honour to contribute to this important inquiry and I was keen to stress, as part of my evidence, that inflexible workplace structures, gendered assumptions about childcare, and wide-scale discrimination mean mothers are more likely to be trapped in part-time, low-paid work with fewer opportunities for career progression. I hope that this report can be a catalyst for change in Wales.”
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