Finance Bill: Bill 77 of 2024-25
The government introduced the Finance Bill in the House of Lords on 4 March 2025. The House is scheduled to debate the bill at second reading and all remaining stages on 19 March 2025.
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Women’s Economic Empowerment (493 KB , PDF)
This Library Note provides background reading for Members in advance of the debate to be held on 5 March 2015 on ‘Women’s Economic Empowerment both Nationally and Internationally’.
UN Women has suggested that to invest in women’s economic empowerment is to set “a direct path towards gender equality, poverty eradication and inclusive economic growth” (Economic Empowerment of Women, November 2013). This Library Note provides a snapshot of recent statistics relating to women’s economic status, both in the UK and internationally, with regard to employment and pay; boards and senior positions; and education.
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Women’s Economic Empowerment (493 KB , PDF)
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