Don't turn back the clock for women | Rachel Reeves (Guardian)

The government's programme of cuts will hit women hardest, and threaten the
choices and opportunities of a generation

Until this government's formation just over a year ago, every generation of
women has enjoyed greater opportunity. My great-grandmother was a cockle
picker on the south coast of Wales, my grandmother worked in shoe factories,
and my mother is a primary school teacher. But this expectation that women of
the next generation will do better than the one before is now fundamentally
threatened.

On Wednesday, MPs from all sides of the house are debatingwhat is shaping up
to be the biggest assault on women and families for many years, one which
risks turning back the clock on women's equality.

This is happening not least in the job markets, where the latest figures show
that 474,000 women are now claiming jobseeker's allowance. This is the highest
number since 1996, and the outlook is bleak. The Office of Budget
Responsibility is predicting 310,000 public sector job losses between 2010/11
and 2014/15, and with women accounting for 65% of public sector employment, it
is clear that the impact on women looks set to worsen.

While unemployment is devastating for anyone, regardless of ...

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