Fawcett has responded to plans to reform the way politics works in Britain
Government Recognises Budget Cuts Could Worsen Inequality
Fawcett bid to have budget declared unlawful
Women's Budget Group responds to Emergency Budget
Austerity agenda risks 'roll back' on women's equality
Equal Pay Act conference 2010
Government proposals on rape anonymity
40th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act
Fawcett responds to the Queen's speech
Leading article in the Times
Lack of women assigned key roles
Women's equality in the new coalition – policy red line or expendable?
A new kind of politics? With a top table looking like that?
Men outnumber women 4 to 1 in new cabinet
Press Release: Women MPs and Electoral Reform
Women's Budget Group publishes a Report on Budget Proposals
Guardian letter signed by Sarah Waters, Shami Chakrabarti and more urges action on women's representation
Daily Telegraph article by Martin Beckford
Guardian article on the lack of senior women figures in the Lib Dems
Women have gone missing, and new sexists are dusting off old theories
Survey shows massive gulf between parties on women's equality
Full video of the Fawcett Society and LSE Hustings
Watch Fawcett Society on BBC at 10pm
Harman confirms Labour will publish economic impacts on women of future budgets
Women enter the fray
What women want from the parties
Ceri Goddard comments on the parties manifestos on Women's Hour
Regressive, stagnant & contradictory: Fawcett's verdict on parties' manifestos
PRESS RELEASE: Fawcett criticises parties' policies on women
Fawcett responds to reopening of abortion and sex education debates
PRESS RELEASE: Fawcett unites with Democracy campaigners to demand equality in any new House of Lords
Impact on women ignored in three main parties' plans to cut spending
Open Letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer and his shadows on the opposition and Liberal Democrat Benches
Press release: Fawcett's polling shows 49% of women don’t think politicians are considering their views on tax and spending
Yasmin Alibhai–Brown thinks that The future of politics lies with women
New Survey on women solicitors careers, work – life balance and flexible working
Telegraph Article written by Mary Riddle
Statement on Stern Review Recommendations on the handling of Rape Complaints
What About Women letter in the Guardian
Ceri Goddard writes for the Guardian's Comment is Free
Don't forget us: Women want MPs' attention
Fawcett responds to Gordon Brown's podcast
Independent article celebrating International Women's Day
BBC's Politics Show Sunday 7th March 2010
New poll shows action on women will win votes
Fawcett BBC
Groundbreaking equal pay win for Sheffield City Council workers
Fawcett holds first national Feminist Firewalk
Fawcett calls for government action on both class and gender inequalities
Ethnic minority women facing double discrimination in the Criminal Justice System, finds new Fawcett report
EU women ministers Summit Cadiz
Ceri Goddard on Woman's Hour
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Make some noise in today's local elections (04/05/06)

Over 150 English councils are holding elections on May 4th. Get your voice heard by making some noise today!

Councillors make decisions that affect our daily lives. They are resposible for issues such as education, transport, rubbish collection and many more.

Women are underrepresented in local government - less than 30 percent of councillors are women and under two percent are Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Women.

Follow the 'Make Some Noise!' link in the blue box to find out all you need to know about the local elections and what Fawcett is doing to ensure women's voices are heard.

For more information about women and politics, including how many women MPs there are in parliament and why it is important that women are fairly represented, click on the 'Women and politics' link.