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Women would be hit hardest by public spending cuts, warns TUC
Deep public spending cuts would lead to heavy job losses for women and substantially reduce their income in retirement, according to a report published today (Wednesday) by the TUC.
The report, Women and the Recession - One Year On, warns that early public spending cuts would hit female employment hardest because around four in ten women work in public sector occupations, compared to less than two in ten men.
The report identifies Wales (46.6 per cent), the North East (45.9 per cent) and Scotland (43.1 per cent) as the areas where the highest proportion of women work in the public sector. Women working in these areas are most vulnerable to job losses resulting from public spending cuts, the report says.
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March 10, 2010
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