04 July 2008

New report from FPI on the gender pay gap

The Family and Parenting Institute (FPI) has published a new report entitled Listening to Mother addressing the wage loss experienced by women when they become mothers. The report highlights that "typically when a woman becomes a mother her average wage is 67% of a man's and her salary is likely to stay the same for at least a decade".

Read more: http://www.familyandparenting.org/press

02 July 2008

JRF research into minimum income standard

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) has published new research into what level of income people think is needed to afford a socially acceptable standard of living in Britain. The research found that a couple with two children needs £370 per week, a lone parent with one child £210.

Read more: http://www.jrf.org.uk/knowledge/findings/socialpolicy/2244.a...

02 July 2008

Research into STIs and older persons

New research has been published in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections entitled Trends in sexually transmitted infections (other than HIV) in older persons: Analysis of data from an enhanced surveillance system. The research found that there has been an increase in the proportion of older persons attending GUM clinics between 1996 and 2003.

Read more: http://sti.bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/sti.2007.027847v1

01 July 2008

Channel 4 seeks couples for documentary

A documentary producer is doing some research for Channel 4 into the first year of marriage. The project seeks to understand what obstacles newlyweds face and what factors are at play in the early stages. They would like to hear from anyone who divorced or separated within the first 12 - 18 months of marriage, who would like to share their opinions on what can go wrong.

Conversations at this stage are for research only, will not be broadcast, and will be treated in confidence. If you would like to contribute to a case study, please contact Kufena Coulter on 020 7749 3150 or email kufenac@monkeyfactual.com

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