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Scotland, Dec 6: In an attempt to overcome the financial crisis the city council is planning to cut the meals provided to the pupils during Friday lunchtime. To compensate that they are planning to give packed lunches along with cold sandwiches to the students of primary and secondary schools.

The new proposal draws flak from various quarters including the nutrition experts and parents. They warned that as an outcome of these move children will be denied one nutritional diet of the day. The proposal took its shape from the council meeting that surprised most of the councillors.

Matilyne MacLaren, the Education leader of the council hinted that it was only a suggestion. While the deputy leader of the council, Steve Cardowinie raised his voice against this.

According to the authorities the proposal is good because Friday afternoon is an off for schools and the there will be less lunch take as a result of it. They also justified the nutritional value of the packed lunches.

“Proper meal is more nutritious than sandwiches. If the council is aiming at cost cut then there will be some other better options available for them. The council has spent £3.4 million for the doctors, in this context the meals given to children gains more significance,” said Ruth Mc Kay, the practice manager, Children Weight Clinic in Edinburgh.

“Hot meals on Friday are crucial for those schools that are located in socially deprived areas. It is better for the council to withdraw something that makes a big change,” said Tina Woolnough, the founder of pressure group Parents in Partnership.

After the sorting out of the turmoil we can expect an amicable settlement of this sensitive issue.

December, 6

Recently a study conducted by the Cambridge University has revealed that European women are moreover engaged in their household chores, yet they also devote more time to work than men. It was also found that even though women are working a lot more than their men counterparts but still when it comes to remunerations the European men outplays women. It shows even though how far the society has moved in terms of technology or science but still the gender pay gap exist.

Women are facing severe problem to get into the management cycle, still it is seen that men are occupying the key roles in the managements than women. The study has highlighted the fact that gender is the most key factor in the working lifestyle of Europe. The reason for women to be paid low is the factor that they use to handle the household chore and tends to carry out part-time jobs. This also makes a bit uneasy for them to work for long hours, which is required when anyone holds key management roles.

Another study which was recently carried out in UK showed how the UK women are earning far more than the men. Even they have donned the role of the breadwinner of the family. Comparing the trend in UK with Europe shows a massive need for a revolution in the working culture, to raise the status of women in the corporate sector.

According to Dr Burchell as women are not the highest earners in the household there seems to be an economic rationale for making them responsible for domestic duties. He adds that “The best way to break that would be to reduce gender inequality in employment and the household together - for instance, by encouraging men to take their parental leave entitlements.” So there needs a huge transformation in the working scenario in Europe to make the situation a bit brighter and happier for women in coming years.