Fawcett Society blog: Why women’s representation matters
1 December 2021
‘I’m asked – too often – why equal representation of women is important?’ This is from a November 2021 blog from the Fawcett Society, which
‘I’m asked – too often – why equal representation of women is important?’ This is from a November 2021 blog from the Fawcett Society, which
According to research from Voice4Change England, remote working has proven challenging for young women of colour who are struggling to network and find their feet
Covid-19 Diaries is a series of blog posts and content produced by the young women driving forward the work of Young Women’s Trust and touching
In this blog post by Sophie Walker, CEO of the Young Women’s Trust, the thought leader explains how ONS figures released at the beginning of
Among the many social injustices exposed by the Covid-19 pandemic, severe income losses and the breakdown of vital support systems has resulted in thousands of
‘The UK Prime Minister has not met women’s civil society groups. Yet, under the watch of this prime minister who self-identifies as a feminist, the
Over the last forty years, European Union funding has provided a safety net for people facing inequality and discrimination and offered them a chance to make their lives better.
This funding will end when the UK leaves the EU.
In this briefing, Liz Shannon, our parliamentary and policy adviser looks at the future of funding following our exit from the European Union.
As Theresa May pledges to bring a decade of austerity to a close, it comes too late for the 6 in 10 women who were turned away from refuges last year, following funding cuts to domestic violence services. Increased waiting lists have left women facing a terrible decision: sleep rough, or return home to violent partners.
So what does Brexit mean for the 1.2 million women throughout England and Wales who will likely experience domestic abuse this year? What changes, both good and bad, can we expect?
Stacey Lamb, the Growth and Operations Officer at Just Fair, contributes this blog on the implications of Brexit on domestic abuse for the Gendering Brexit Blog series.
Professor Dagmar Schiek, of Queen’s University Belfast, contributes this long read on Irish anti-discrimination law and Brexit for the Gendering Brexit Blog series. The extensive blogging
‘Women are likely to be harder hit by a ‘hard Brexit’ than men…And the impact is also likely to be more negative for BME people’.