Women’s Budget Group briefing paper on gender and poverty
9 July 2015
‘Poverty in the UK: the need for a gender perspective’ was written on behalf of the Women’s Budget Group (WBG) by member Fran Bennett.
‘Poverty in the UK: the need for a gender perspective’ was written on behalf of the Women’s Budget Group (WBG) by member Fran Bennett.
Maria Miller was elected as chair of the Women and Equalities Committee in June 2015. The Committee will examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the Government Equalities Office (GEO).
In June 2015, the UK’s National Human Rights Institutions wrote to the UN Human Rights Committee on the potential changes to the human rights framework in the UK.
The Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation of Roma worldwide, with a particular focus on the phenomenon of anti-Gypsyism, was presented to the UN Human Rights Council on 15 June 2015.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission is aiming to tackle the significant under-reporting of LGB and T hate crime through raising awareness, offering support and building partnerships.