Leading equality and human rights barristers from Cloisters chambers give a monthly practical insight into key legal developments.
A new commission on representation of women in local government set up by the Fawcett Society published its first paper in June 2016, entitled The Northern Powerhouse: an analysis of women’s representation.
Fair Play South West co-hosted a meeting in Taunton (along with Unison and South West TUC) in May 2016, entitled ‘What has membership of the EU done for women?’
The Office for National Statistics published a report on persistent poverty in June 2016. According to the report 3.9 million people (or 6.5% of the population) in the UK are in ‘persistent poverty’.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission launched their Power to the Bump campaign in May 2016. The campaign aims to highlight young mothers’ rights at work in an effort to tackle pregnancy and maternity discrimination.
The European Network Against Racism (ENAR) produced a report ‘Forgotten Women’ on the impact of Islamophobia on Muslim women in June 2016.
The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) interactive data explorer provides access to FRA survey data.
Closing the Pension Gap: Understanding Women’s Attitudes to Pension Saving was published by the Fawcett Society in April 2016.
Women’s Resource Centre is looking for women to appear in their film project Women Speak Out. The Women Speak Out project is aimed at giving disadvantaged women a voice by encouraging them to speak out on video about the issues that impact their lives.
The EHRC’s submission to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights covers a number of equality and human rights issues.
