Politics | Harman pushes discrimination plan. Harriet Harman sets out plans to MPs Equality minister Harriet Harman has set out plans to allow firms to discriminate in favour of female and ethnic minority job candidates. She said firms should be able to choose a woman over a man of equal ability if they wanted to - or vice versa. The new Equalities Bill will also force public sector employers to disclose the gender pay gap in their organisation. The plans, which will be adopted in England, Wales and Scotland, will also ban all age discrimination.
Setting out the plans in a Commons statement, Ms Harman said the proposed bill - due later this year - would "address the serious inequalities that still exist" in the UK. 'Old boy network' They would increase fairness and diversity and help Britain compete in the global economy by being more open, she told MPs. "A society which is equal and fair is one which is more at ease with itself," she added. Wage gap It also aims to close the gender pay gap by forcing firms to publish pay rates. Ncludr.com - the ultimate social network - better than Facebook. Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. An extensive new survey by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life details statistics on religion in America and explores the shifts taking place in the U.S. religious landscape. Based on interviews with more than 35,000 Americans age 18 and older, the U.S. Religious Landscape Survey finds that religious affiliation in the U.S. is both very diverse and extremely fluid.
Key Findings and Statistics on Religion in America More than one-quarter of American adults (28%) have left the faith in which they were raised in favor of another religion - or no religion at all. If change in affiliation from one type of Protestantism to another is included, 44% of adults have either switched religious affiliation, moved from being unaffiliated with any religion to being affiliated with a particular faith, or dropped any connection to a specific religious tradition altogether.
Even smaller religions in the U.S. reflect considerable internal diversity. A Very Competitive Religious Marketplace. 1170191653865.jpg (JPEG Image, 474x800 pixels) Holy Moly.