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Letter from select committee chair asks why.
The Women in Finance Charter is a commitment by HM Treasury and signatory firms to work together to build a more gender balanced and fair financial services industry.
And in November 2017 HM Treasury announced that 162 firms across the financial services sector have now signed the Women in Finance Charter.
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2018
This is no time to risk erosion of our rights.Disabled people should be concerned that the process of leaving the European Union (EU) could see their rights “lost or watered down”, according to a disabled peer.Baroness [Jane] Campbell told fellow peers recently that she had “deep concerns” at16
Feb
2018
A problem that seems so routine in women’s lives, and yet has received very little attention in public policy.The Women and Equalities Committee is currently holding an inquiry into sexual harassment of women and girls in public places.Following the emergence of widespread allegations in the14
Feb
2018
Women and girls don’t stop getting pregnant or giving birth in times of crisis.Unless inequality is urgently tackled and the poorest women empowered to make their own decisions about their lives, countries could face unrest and threats to peace and development, according to The State of World13
Feb
2018
Make residential safety products more affordable – and save more livesResidential safety products and services – smoke alarms, annual gas safety checks, fire assessments and carbon monoxide detectors for example – are currently taxed at 20 per cent VAT.There is a strong ethical argument for06
Feb
2018
We must take proactive steps now to address women’s under-representation.New research from the Fawcett Society shows that although today marks 100 years since the first women won the vote, less than half of young women think equal representation in Parliament will be achieved in their01
Feb
2018
Government proposals mean an estimated that four out of 10 refuges will have to close.The single biggest threat to the future of refuges for abused women and children is this government’s proposed changes to funding for supported housing.More than 50 per cent of refuge funding comes from30
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As it stands now, people in Scotland have no recourse to truth or accountability.The Scottish establishment is inexplicably stalling investigations into political secret police in the country, but you can help.Most of the known spycops were active in Scotland, including many who had deceived25
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A new museum of women’s history is set to open in a permanent home at the end of 2019.The East End Women’s Museum was established in 2015 in response to the Ripper Museum which opened on Cable Street, but it has since operated – without a building – by organising events, workshops, and pop up23
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The gendered nature of online violence deserves to be addressed in research, policy and prevention.From April to November 2017, the European Women’s Lobby (EWL) led a six-month project that aimed at analysing the current state of online violence against women and girls in Europe.In order to19
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The testing ‘had not looked at whether the basis for treating those with psychological distress differently was sound or not’.High Court judge Mr Justice Mostyn has allowed the claim in the case of RF v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.The High Court found that part of the rules17
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2018
The problem of sexual violence in schools, particularly against girls, is widespread and persistent.The Department for Education has published guidance for schools on how to prevent and respond to rape and sexual violence by children towards their fellow pupils.This long-overdue guidance19
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2018
Let’s make 2018 the year that time was up on sexual harassment and abuse.Around 200 female British and Irish stars of stage and screen have signed an open letter calling for support for a new fund for campaigning to end to sexual harassment at work.The letter appeared in The Observer on 1816
Feb
2018
‘The government knows that when there aren’t enough nurses, patients can pay the very highest price.’The number of students starting nursing degree courses is likely to fall again this year unless the government takes urgent action, a report from the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has13
Feb
2018
Good work matters.An independent review has been published which considers the implications of new forms of work on worker rights and responsibilities, as well as on employer freedoms and obligations.The work of this review was based on a single overriding ambition: all work in the UK economy12
Feb
2018
“She said that I had no difficulty reading with my glasses yet I do not wear glasses to read.”In September 2017, the Work and Pensions Committee put out a call for evidence on the medical assessments for disability benefits PIP and ESA carried out for the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP)05
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2018
Sharing stories enables us to hear the voices of those who have often been omitted from the history books.Women’s memories, voices and lives have often been written out of Welsh national heritage, so this year a project aims to capture this hidden history, celebrating Welsh Women’s Aid’s 40th31
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New book is a crucial intervention in the ongoing debate around digital activism.The most controversial activist organisation of the 21st century, WikiLeaks has attracted strong, divergent opinions from across the political spectrum.Lauded by its supporters for its indispensable role in30
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2018
‘It is clear that the time for action is now and urgent’.Shocking figures released by End Hunger UK gives us a glimpse of the extent of hidden hunger in the UK and shows why the government should measure holiday hunger.Over 1 in 10 adults and almost 1 in 4 parents with children aged 18 and24
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Very few of them were in any way concerned about her circumstances or her plight.Ruhama, Ireland’s only dedicated national frontline NGO supporting women affected by prostitution and sex trafficking, has released a short video about their ‘Andreea’ campaign and what it exposes about the views22
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The review is assessing if more needs to be done to protect those seeking medical assistance.The Home Office is seeking views from interested parties about alleged harassment and intimidating behaviour near abortion clinics in England and Wales.It is the latest step in the review, announced18
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Over the last ten years on average two women have been killed by their male partners or former partners each week.The first Femicide Census report for 2016 was published recently.It revealed that 113 women were killed by men in England, Wales and Northern Ireland between 1 January 2016 and 3116
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One in eight large employers admit workplace sexual harassment has gone unreported in their organisation.A YouGov survey for Young Women’s Trusthas found that UK employers think men are more ambitious than women – despite nearly half of young women saying they would one day like to be the boss19
Feb
2018
An unplanned pregnancy can so easily become part of women’s lives.Although one in three British women will have an abortion during their lifetime, terminating a pregnancy remains controversial and stigmatised.Many women who have an abortion will internalise that stigma, and experience15
Feb
2018
‘We need to change workplace culture, keep women safe and provide effective legal remedies.’The Women and Equalities Committee has launched a full inquiry into sexual harassment in the workplace – and is now inviting submissions of written evidence.Following its one-off evidence session of 3113
Feb
2018
Most jewellery brands can’t guarantee their products aren’t tainted by human rights abuses.People spend billions on jewellery each year, and many people make Valentine’s Day extra special by buying a ring or necklace.But does your favourite jeweller know where their gold and diamonds come07
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2018
One hundred years later the struggle for equality continues.Jeremy Corbyn has marked the centenary of women’s suffrage by staging a special meeting of the shadow cabinet at the Museum of London as he launched #TheNextStep, Labour’s year-long campaign for women’s equality.Corbyn, Dawn Butler01
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Review of rape cases has started.The Metropolitan Police Service (‘MPS’ or ‘the Met’) and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) have published the findings of the joint review carried out into the disclosure failures in the case of R vs Allan, which was dropped at trial in December 2017.The31
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In one trial the defence barrister said that use of Section 41 was to show that “she is an adulteress”.Pressure is mounting on the government over unfair questioning of rape complainants in court after a campaign was launched led by two former Solicitor Generals – eminent lawyer Dame Vera Baird29
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Pressing concerns and important priorities require urgent attention from policymakers.A paper exploring women’s perspectives on what policies the government should prioritise to address the persistent disadvantage of women in NI was published recently.The overall aim of the paper – Policy24
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The current state of affairs renders women even more susceptible to destitution, harm and exploitation.The forthcoming Domestic Violence Bill must prioritise safety, equality, dignity and liberty for migrant women.Anything less is discriminatory, unjust and completely antithetical to a22
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Please don’t let uncertainty about your body stop you going for what could be a life-saving test.Across the UK, one in four eligible women – aged 25-64 – do not take up their smear test invitation.This rises to one in three among 25-29 year-olds and is even as high as one in two in some areas17
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Parents have a historic opportunity to transform the relationships and sex education their children will receive.Parents, whose children currently face a postcode lottery when it comes to getting the best relationships and sex education, have been asked to respond to a government consultation16
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Fifteen years ago there was a government mental health strategy for women and girls. Today … gender is almost entirely unmentioned.Services specifically targeting the mental health of young women have become almost invisible in government policy in spite of evidence of a growing crisis, a new