Gender

Three in ten parliamentary candidates (29%) were aware of prejudice or sex discrimination at some stage during the selection process, according to the early findings of a large-scale survey of male and female candidates, conducted for the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) by MORI.

A new MORI survey, commissioned by BAAF, reveals that 1 in 4 people (24%) have considered or would consider adopting in the future. The research reveals that amongst those most likely to adopt, single and co-habiting couples are more likely to consider adopting in the future than married couples, families are twice as likely as childless households and black people are twice as likely as their white counterparts to consider adoption.

New MORI research commissioned by BAAF shows that 68% of people believe unmarried couples in stable long-term relationships should be eligible to adopt jointly

More than half (61%) of British teenagers think they don't spend enough time being active with their family according to a new survey published today. Most young people blame their parents for their family's inactivity with a third of them citing their parents' lack of time as the reason.

Money (or the lack of it) is partly to blame for the number of cohabiting couples according to recent research from the Association of Investment Trust Companies ("AITC"). When questioned over half of young couples living together said it was the cost of getting married that deterred them from tying the knot.

Daycare Trust launches MORI survey findings and a new report calling for children's centres in every neighbourhood

25 October 2000
Thinking about your boyfriend's flat or house, please tell me which, if any, of the following apply

Could the Internet offer a solution?
A survey of the nation's 'Bridget Jones' published today has revealed that nearly one in three shopping trips made by British couples, to buy products for the home, ends in an all out row.

As parents send their children back-to-school Prime Minister Tony Blair and Secretary of State for Education and Employment David Blunkett joined forces to underline the vital role of parents as children's primary educators.