Breaking down gender stereotypes in jobs and careers is the target of the Equal Opportunities Commission campaign 'What's stopping you?' launched last week in Wales. A resource pack has been prepared for teachers and career advisors as a tool to challenge conventional job directions. EOC Wales director Kate Bennett said, 'Employers are keen to see the Welsh National Assembly and the EOC take a lead in tackling this issue. They want to recruit from a wide pool of women and men, but they can't when choices made at an early age send young people off on traditional career paths.' A similar EOC initiative was launched in England last month (News, 22 November).
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