'The hiring rates of women into leadership was increasing steadily for eight years until 2022... However, in 2022 we actually see a downturn in this hiring into leadership positions.'
bbc.com/worklife/artic…

'Despite the government urging employers to do more to keep workers healthy and the growing prevalence of workplace conversations about staff health, stigma around female health conditions remains'
stylist.co.uk/life/careers/p…

'Data from 26 out of 39 constabularies approached showed that there were 2,594 cases of “honour-based” abuse – which includes forced marriage, rape, death threats and assault – in 2022, compared with 1,599 in 2020.'
theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

EVENT: Representing women: What can we learn from Latin America?

Join us online for the launch of the first report in a series taking a global look at women in politics. W/ Dr Anna Gwiazda Cecillia Makonyola Jennifer Piscopo Vanilda Souza Chaves & Minna Cowper-Coles

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Women's votes could sway the upcoming general election: large numbers of women are undecided voters who solidify their choices later in the campaign making women's votes key to the election outcome. Sign up for our event Making Women's Votes Count bit.ly/3uJ4weJ

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The first episode of this season of A Podcast of One’s Own is now out! 

Our first guest for season 6 is the incredible Chanel Contos. Chanel is a sexual consent advocate who brought about national change to Australia’s consent education in schools. 

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EVENT: Representing women: What can we learn from Latin America?

Join us online for the launch of the first report in a series taking a global look at women in politics. W/ Dr Anna Gwiazda Cecillia Makonyola Jennifer Piscopo Vanilda Souza Chaves & Minna Cowper-Coles

🔗 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

'@Equalitytrust estimates that it will take 200 years to close the gender pay gap at the current rate of change. So urgent action is needed'
said our research fellow Dr Caitlin Schmid on LBC this weekend.

'I believe that we cannot do this alone. It has to be with our male counterparts... that's when the revolution will happen, when we all band together.' inspiring words by CNN Chief International Anchor @Amanpour at our #IWD2024 event. Full interview here: youtube.com/live/mAF1HtQC_…

'I'm just disappointed that Mark [Rowley] didn't call it when he could have done. It was a missed opportunity... Doesn't mean to say that it's ever too late' Baroness Casey at our event on women's trust in policing and justice

Great to bring together so many women's organisations to discuss how we can collaborate and ensure women's voices are heard in the general election campaign. Watch this space for more updates!

'Populism is often fuelled by the perception that we women have got enough and that the men are being squeezed out' said CNN Chief International Anchor Christiane Amanpour at our #IWD2024 event. Watch the full interview on our YouTube channel youtube.com/live/mAF1HtQC_…

“Our silence and fear is the biggest weapon of the Taliban,” a demonstrator whose face was covered said in a video.
aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/8/…

'Labour plans to set targets for funding female-led businesses through the state-owned British Business Bank and to launch a review of the financial exclusion of women, if it wins the next general election.'

theguardian.com/business/2024/…

'[the World Bank] found that... women on average enjoyed just 64% of the legal protections men do, down from the previous estimate of 77%.'
theguardian.com/global-develop…

Head of civil service and MI6 chief resign Garrick membership. Glad to see the ridiculous argument about ‘being there to make it better’ dropped. No senior leaders should be members of elite organisations that arbitrarily ban half the population. theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/m…

At 2pm today Women & Equalities Committee today hears evidence from civil servants and government for their inquiry on the escalation of violence against women and girls. Find out more information here: committees.parliament.uk/event/20785/fo…

'He needs to publicly apologise and say this was a massive misjudgment'.

Rosie Campbell spoke to the Guardian about the news that the UK's top civil servant is a member of an all-male club that has repeatedly blocked women from joining
theguardian.com/politics/2024/…