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This House believes that gender quotas in the EU are advantageous for the economies of member states

12 Apr 2013

Equal rights | Gender | gender discrimination | Work | Society

Despite enhanced access to education and political participation, women remain underrepresented in leadership positions worldwide. The gender...

This House believes in a national minimum wage

13 Apr 2012

A minimum wage is the minimum price at which firms may hire workers, and conversely at which individuals can sell their labor. The government usually sets the...

This House would institute a mandatory retirement age

1 Mar 2012

The concept of mandatory retirement arises most frequently in debates centring on access to closely integrated, self-regulating professions such as medicine or...

This house believes that housewives should be paid for their work

21 Feb 2012

The role of women in the family and the workplace has been an issue of great change and even greater implication throughout recent history. Changing social...

This House believes that there should be a legally mandated ceiling on weekly working hours.

26 Jan 2012

Working time regulations are legal restrictions on the amount of time an employee can work for an employer without breaking the law. This debate focuses...

This House believes mothers should stay at home and look after their children.

26 Jan 2012

In the age of apparent equality women are increasingly encouraged to ‘have it all’, balancing career, children and marriage in order to be seen as...

This House believes that elected representatives should not hold any additional posts while serving in government

26 Jan 2012

Historically, elected representatives, specifically politicians were members of the social and economic elite who spent much of their time managing their own...

Homework

13 Sep 2011

Homework is a task (often called an assignment) set by teachers for students to do outside normal lessons – usually at home in the evening....

Conscription

13 Sep 2011

Conscription refers to the compulsory enrolment of citizens to national service. National service does not always include military service but traditionally...

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