Closing the gender skills gap

A National Skills Forum report on women, skills and productivity argues that at present there is insufficient access to careers education and guidance which challenges traditional assumptions about gender roles in the workforce.

The Forum recommends that the Government should remove responsibility for careers guidance from the Connexions remit and introduce a well-funded, specialised careers guidance service for young people. This would allow for greater focus on ensuring careers guidance challenges young people’s assumptions about gender roles in the workforce.

Download the report here