📣 New research on parental leave preferences! In a survey experiment w 2,500 UK adults, extending well-paid maternity leave substantially increases policy support. For fathers & partners, higher pay matters even more than extra weeks. @uniofbathipr.bsky.social brief⤵️ www.bath.ac.uk/publications...

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In just over two weeks, I’ll be discussing the excellent ‘Tribal Politics’ with @sarahobolt.bsky.social. If you are in the Bath/Bristol area, do consider joining us. Registration at the link below.

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New research from the universities of Bath and Oslo has found that women remain underrepresented in local government but family-friendly working practices can increase women councillors’ willingness to stand for office again: https://bit.ly/4xxKwWV

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Dr Farooq Mughal and Annesa Zafar from the @uniofbathsom.bsky.social have written a blog for the @uniofbathipr.bsky.social in light of Alan Milburn’s interim review and the Government’s plans for addressing the one million 16- to 24-year-old NEETs in the UK: https://bit.ly/4h7JQB7

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With drought declared across half of England and all of Wales in July, the latest blog from the University of Bath Institute for Policy Research (IPR) @uniofbathipr.bsky.social explores the policies needed for a more drought-resilient UK.

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