Contents

2 NEWSROUND

General.Union matters.Law matters.Green and safety matters.Money

matters...European matters.Equality matters.

WOMEN'S SPECIAL

11 DO WOMEN WIN FROM HIGH TECH?

The boom in new communication and information technologies has not

fairly benefited the rising number of women in the workforce.

13 EUROPE'S UNEQUAL INEQUALITY

Women's pay lags behind men's in all European Union states, but in the

UK the gap is wider than in most.

15 PAY GAP UNDER THE MICROSCOPE

Tackling the persistent underpaying of women means getting under the

skin of pay systems, say campaigners.

17 UNION WOMEN CLIMB ANOTHER RUNG

Women have taken some small steps forward in the union hierarchies, but

are still invisible at the very top.

PLUS

21 THE PROBLEM WITH PFI

New Labour's enthusiasm for the private finance initiative is not based

on hard and fast evidence of its advantages.

23 BACK-UP

New rights for part timers.Disciplinaries and grievances.Topping up

basic pay.How employers should prevent RSI.

28 THE ECONOMY THIS MONTH