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Fawcett in the media
A selection of articles and broadcasts that talked about Fawcett and our work in 2009.

Victory in lap dancing campaign
The bill to reform lap dancing club licensing receives Royal Assent - and will now become law.

Fawcett comments on new pay gap figures
Fawcett welcomes slight narrowing of the gender pay gap - but calls for tough action to speed up the pace of change.

Peers to decide on changes to lap dancing club licensing
On 3/11/09 peers will decide whether to strengthen crucial reforms to lap dancing club licensing.

British public supports a legal requirement on employers to conduct pay audits, poll for Equal Pay Day finds
New polling conducted on behalf of the Fawcett Society and UNISON by Ipsos MORI reveals the overwhelming majority of the British public supports the introduction of a legal requirement on employers to conduct pay audits in order to stamp out the gender pay gap.

Fawcett welcomes the Conservative Party's new commitment to use All Women Shortlists
The Fawcett Society welcomes the announcements by Conservative Party leader David Cameron that they have changed their policy on All Women Shortlists.

Fawcett appoints leading human rights activist as new Chief Executive
Fawcett has appointed leading human rights activist Ceri Goddard as their new Chief Executive.

Womens representation in politics must stay on the agenda
Womens representation in politics must stay on the agenda Fawcett comments on House of Commons Speakers Conference report.

Wholesale reform needed to tackle root causes of gender pay gap
The Fawcett Society welcomes recommendations from the Women and Work Commission as a step in the right direction towards equal pay, but stronger measures are needed.

Being a mum has 'devastating' impact on earnings, finds new report
Fawcett has published a new report that calculates the impact that becoming a mum has on a woman’s earnings.

Postcode lottery for victims of rape continues with a growing gap in conviction rates between police force areas
The Fawcett Society has obtained the latest available figures on rape conviction rates from the Government which demonstrate that the postcode lottery for victims of rape continues.

Fawcett comments on cabinet reshuffle and appointment of Alan Sugar to Government
Fawcett comments on the backsliding on women's representation in the cabinet reshuffle and appointment of Alan Sugar to Government.

Fawcett responds to loss of four of the most senior women in British politics
Three senior female Labour MPs have announced their resignation and Britain's first female home secretary Jacqui Smith will be standing down in Gordon Brown's cabinet reshuffle.