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We need to talk, as a nation, about some pretty big questions.
Dear Tony Hall,
We are writing to ask you, as Director-General of the BBC, for reassurance that the BBC will uphold its responsibilities to provide balanced, fair coverage with regard to political and public debate about women’s rights in relation to transgender issues.
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The current chaos is unfair to everyone: send your MP a campaign postcard now.The world has been shocked by Trump’s separation of families at his detention centres on America’s border with Mexico.But it’s not just the United States Government that tears families apart…Every year the UK’s27
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‘We are done pandering to the egos of change-resistant influential men’#TimesUpNews has started this petition to journalists and 8 others, as members of the international journalism community are no longer prepared to sit through another ‘manel’, support organisations that disingenuously claim25
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2018
Parks: austerity has seen ‘disastrous reductions in staffing and maintenance’.On 21 June, the first day of summer, a ‘Charter for Parks’ was launched and the UK’s political leaders asked to champion parks and local public green spaces across the UK to halt – and reverse – their decline.The21
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“We need to urgently look at making separate payments routine.”As Universal Credit continues to be rolled out nationally, women’s groups have published a new report at an event in Parliament which raises concerns that Universal Credit payments which are paid into one bank account for everyone19
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2018
A trade union’s survey has found sexual harassment at work is – still – widespread.A third of women have experienced workplace sexual harassment, a new survey conducted by Prospect has found.Prospect is a trade union that represents over 142,000 working people – professionals, managers15
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The police and the prosecutor each have clear duties to make sure that disclosure is conducted properly.The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) published the outcome of its review of rape and serious sexual offences (RASSO) cases earlier this month.The CPS announced in January that its senior14
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2018
We need to see what seem to be invisible women.Over the course of 2016-2017, the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Sex Equality focussed its work on understanding what can be done by government to take a more effective approach to understanding the discrimination, inequality and exclusion11
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Campaign needs you to do two things…Following the referendum to repeal the 8th Amendment in the Republic of Ireland, women in Northern Ireland will soon be the only women in the UK and Ireland who cannot access abortion.In Northern Ireland, abortion is still prohibited, even in cases of rape01
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Ethical certification schemes are failing to combat forced labour in tea and cocoa supply chains.Labour exploitation including forced labour is endemic at the base of global tea and cocoa supply chains, according to a pioneering international study published by researchers at the University of30
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2018
“The findings of this research are deeply concerning and require urgent attention from both the judiciary and the legal profession.”Women’s Aid and Queen Mary University of London have released a new report on domestic abuse, human rights and child contact cases in the family courts.The23
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The roadshow will conclude with a policy event in Westminster in October 2018. The 2018 Honour-Based Violence Roadshow is being launched on 30 May at an event where a range of academics, policymakers and local communities will share their experiences and work around honour-based violence and29
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2018
Today’s mainstream internet porn is free, hardcore, and harming our youth.Teens today are bombarded with difficult and ever-changing sexual messages. As a result, it has never been more challenging to parent or mentor kids into healthy adulthood.As their access to technology widens young26
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2018
‘There is still much work required to address the striking gender imbalance in STEM apprenticeships’.A Public Accounts Committee report published last week, Delivering STEM skills for the economy, has warned of potential impact of Brexit – and calls for action on gender imbalances.STEM skills22
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Join conversations about the complex identities that form the region.This Is Water, an exhibition at Middlesbrough’s Institute of Modern Art (MIMA), is looking at the long histories of migration that have forged the current shape of the UK.It is about the rich languages, cultures and20
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2018
It is no longer okay for companies to pay poverty wages and dodge their taxes.For too long, fast food has been synonymous with low pay, poor working conditions and a lack of respect for workers.To bring change to the fast food industry, we need to encourage every single fast food worker to be19
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2018
We ‘do not need more mischievous statements, previously exposed as lies’.Theresa May announced an increase in NHS funding by 3.4 per cent a year for the next 5 years on 17 June.But the headline 3.4 per cent increase only applies to the NHS England budget and not to the whole NHS15
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‘This sort of dystopian policing has no place in our city or any other.’A Cardiff resident launched the first legal challenge to a UK police force’s use of automated facial recognition (AFR) technology earlier this week.Ed Bridges – represented by human rights organisation Liberty – has12
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Welsh National Opera has chosen to celebrate the life of Lady Rhondda in a number of ways.Suffragette, activist and entrepreneur, Newport’s Lady Rhondda was one of many who paved the way for the equal rights for women.As well as campaigning tirelessly for women’s suffrage, she became the02
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Steps need to be taken to improve young people’s experiences of having their period.The children’s charity Plan UK’s latest research shows that, around the world, girls’ experiences at school are contributing to a culture of embarrassment that they have to face, every month, when they get their29
Mag
2018
“My baby was taken from me as soon as he was born. He was adopted against my knowledge or agreement.”Amnesty International is among those calling for an independent investigation into potential criminal activity at Mother and Baby Homes in Northern Ireland following a BBC investigation which23
Mag
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53 per cent ‘suggested they had seen evidence of discrimination over the course of their careers’.Only 16 per cent of working film writers in the UK are female, and 14 per cent of prime-time TV is female-written, according to a new, independent report commissioned by the writers’ union27
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The stigma surrounding reproductive health is a key concern.In the first report of its kind, Public Health England (PHE) has revealed the impact of women’s reproductive health issues on the nation’s physical, mental and social wellbeing.The report combines women’s experiences, as reported in25
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2018
Donald Trump is due to visit the UK on 13 July.His presidency has been characterised by the spreading of fear, hate and conflict worldwide and deplorable remarks about women.Women’s March London invite you to #BringTheNoise on 13 July 2018 and broadcast to the world that we stand together for22
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2018
Showing people that female journalists are not going to step aside.Sexual harassment, threats, attacks, government oppression, a stubborn glass ceiling, unequal pay, accusations of fake news and a growing mistrust of the media all threaten press freedom around the world.And female journalists
‘This level of movement and fragmentation is unsatisfactory.’At the request of the House of Commons, the Women and Equalities Committee has scrutinised the work of the Government Equalities Office (GEO) and the Minister for Women and Equalities, who is responsible for the Government Equalities18
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Have your say! Now – the consultation closes on 24 June.As part of the Labour Party’s commitment to ensuring dignity and security in older age, Labour’s policy forum launched a national conversation across the country to discuss how to best protect and improve the State Pension.This process14
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“Now is the time to ensure that we take every measure we can for women’s equality.”The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) is a UN Convention which was signed by the United Kingdom in 1981, and ratified in 1986.UN Conventions are signed by member12
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Sex is a protected characteristic.The Equality Act (2010) identifies 9 protected characteristics.They are:agedisabilitygender reassignmentmarriage and civil partnershippregnancy and maternityreligion or beliefracesexsexual orientationThese protected characteristics exist01
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The public inquiry’s Chair ‘is making the inquiry more secretive and is granting the police anonymity in secret hearings’.From 31 May to 18 June 2018, Police Spies Out of Lives and Lush will be hosting a national campaign to raise awareness of the ongoing undercover policing scandal, where31
Mag
2018
Signing up to put in place four commitments could make a real difference.The Chartered Institute of Housing, (CIH), the professional body for the housing sector, has launched a new campaign to tackle domestic abuse, and its president, Alison Inman, has said all housing organisations must play24
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2018
1 in 5 people didn’t do anything at all, half gave advice, 1 in 4 let the victim stay in their home.UK SAYS NO MORE is a national campaign launched by London charity Hestia in 2016 to raise awareness of domestic violence and sexual assault across the UK.UK SAYS NO MORE seeks to unite – and22
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Uncovering the past to confront the present in order to include women’s stories as education for the future.The Ronald Feldman Gallery in New York recently exhibited work by more than thirty international artists who presented artistic representations of and reactions to sexual violence against