Reader in Social Policy, University of Bath
Dr Susan Harkness is reader in social policy at the Centre for Social Policy based at Bath University. Her research interests include women’s employment and earnings, lone parent employment and well-being and welfare reform, gender and maternal pay gaps, child poverty, unpaid work, and irregular work patterns and pay.
Why solving social mobility is a vital political move
Apr 18, 2017 13:42 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The road ahead for social mobility is decidedly rocky. The global economy is changing rapidly, transforming the nature of work. Geographical divisions are widening. Public sector spending is being squeezed, and the booming...
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