Gender data
Published 28 May 2019
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1. Gender data in the UK - overview
Office for National Statistics (ONS), equalities data audit: report, spreadsheet of datasets. Centre for Equalities and Inclusion on the ONS website.
Some of the topics:
Data portraying gendered salary breakdown by bands across sectors
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ASHE data tables – most tables breakdown by gender, i.e. click on the occupation or industry tables (20 & 21) and you’ll get comparable male and female numbers.
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Understanding the gender pay gap – a decomposition analysis of the factors affecting the pay gap
Data on the financial impact that having children has on women
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Families in the labour market – a comparison of mothers’ and fathers’ employment rates
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New mothers’ income – research outputs rather than national statistics
Gender disaggregated data on procurement - Companies House and their FAME dataset may help; however, this data is not open
Transparency in broadcasting:
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Ofcom reviews public service broadcasters (PSBs) in terms of how they are meeting PSB obligations, including representing the lives and concerns of diverse groups. Here is their latest review of the PSBs which contains audience outreach data
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Creative Diversity Network’s Project Diamond data reports combine collecting diversity data of television broadcasters (both in terms of the content on screen and the diversity of employees off screen).
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Ofcom Diversity and equal opportunities in television report
Data on vulnerable groups that might be underreported, e.g. definition of homelessness doesn’t encompass people who don’t have a fixed address despite not living on the streets, thus excluding them from getting any support - this group tend to be women, often single mothers.
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The Centre for Equalities & Inclusion are looking at ways to improve gathering information from non-private households, here is the scoping report.
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GSS homelessness statistics (overview)
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National Records of Scotland Health and Homelessness study exploring the relationship between homelessness and health, gender is among other data collected in the study.
Data on social care performed by adults
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Unpaid carers - who provides the care – information/data from DWP
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Unpaid carers – how much is it worth – article from ONS
Sustainable Development Goals data explorer platform for the UK which disaggregates much of the data available by sex
‘Explainer piece’ summarising the differences between ‘sex’ and ‘gender’
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Government Response to the Women and Equalities Committee Report on Transgender Equality
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The Census White Paper: Help Shape Our Future outlines the latest position regarding gender identity questions in the 2021 Census for England and Wales.
2. Gender pay gap in the UK
Search and compare gender pay gap data in the UK
Gender pay gap action plan - GLA: https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/gender-pay-gap-action-plan.pdf and https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/gender-pay-gaps
Gender Pay Gap Information Regulations 2017
Eight ways to understand your organisation’s gender pay gap - guide for the HR
Intersectionality in pay gap report
3. Other (not only UK-based; various reports and initiatives)
Melinda & Bill Gates Foundation - ‘Data can be sexist’
ILDA’s Gender, Security and Data program
Gender-related reports - The World Wide Web Foundation: