Women 'being hit hardest by cuts'

Press Association
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B158R4 Still in her office clothes a professional woman hurries to set the dinner table for her family in Lake Forest CA breadwi
B158R4 Still in her office clothes a professional woman hurries to set the dinner table for her family in Lake Forest CA breadwi

%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%Cuts in public spending are having a disproportionate effect on women, who are increasingly being hit by the closure of children's and community centres and reductions in local services, according to a new report.

A survey of 7,500 women by Unison showed that over half believed local services had got worse over the past year.

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