In January 2019, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy published a consultation on extending redundancy protection for pregnant women and new parents. The
The Domestic Abuse Bill will prohibit perpetrators of abuse from cross-examining their victims in person in the family courts. This is according to policy paper from the Home Office on the measures in the Bill.
In July 2019, the Prime Minister announced the creation of the Office for Tackling Injustices (OfTI). This independent body will hold the Government and wider society to account for tackling key social injustices.
‘Our housing system is in crisis and the causes and impacts of that crisis are gendered’ says the July 2019 report from the Women’s Budget Group.
An estimated 160,000 families have already been affected by the two-child limit to date; the majority are working families and the majority have just three children.
@EHRC have published their strategic plan for 2019-2022, which explains how they will protect and promote equality and human rights in Britain..
‘In the UK today women are, on average, more likely to enter the workforce with higher qualifications than men, but earn less per hour’ This
The Department for Education have carried out an equalities impact assessment (pdf) for the period products scheme to provide access to period products in education institutions in England.
If Muslim women are putting their trust in the criminal justice system, this trust needs to be recognised. They should not only be supported but also feel supported.
Following the recent inquiry into sexual harassment in the workplace, the Women and Equalities Committee have published a June report 2019 on the use of non-disclosure agreements.
