Current projects

THE GENDER PAY GAP SERIES

We are hosting a series of Gender Pay Gap reporting events to help businesses drive positive change. Watch video clips and download speaker slides from each event here.Read more

Sex Discrimination Law Review

How do we make equality law in the UK fit for the 21st century? Create a fairer and more equal society by supporting our Law Review.Read more

Local Government Commission

Does Local Government work for women? This year long commission focuses on the newly created structures at a local level and how they are including or excluding women.Read more

Latest

Open House? Reflections on the possibility & practice of MPs job-sharing

Please RSVP for the launch of ‘Open House?’ a collection of essays discussing the issue of whether job-sharing MPs is something that could ever be achieved.

Twitter is ‘failing women’ experiencing online threats and harassment

22 AUGUST 2017: Our research with Reclaim the Internet shows Twitter is doing too little, too slowly to combat online threats, racist and misogynistic abuse.

Fawcett comments on historic equal pay case victory in Scotland

21 AUGUST 2017: Thousands of women have secured a ruling at the country’s highest civil court that Glasgow’s entire salary system may be unfair.

Renew your Fawcett membership at a special price!

Your year-long membership to the Fawcett Society has now come to an end, but we still need your support more than ever. Support our work, renew your membership today.

Close the gender pay gap

Did you know it will take 62 years to close the gender pay gap at current rates? Here's what we're doing to speed up progress.

Feminist Futures Conference 2017

18 NOVEMBER 2017: Join us at our annual conference for a day of exciting panel discussions, interactive workshops and networking opportunities - and the chance to witness history in the making.

The Fawcett Society is the UK’s leading charity campaigning for gender equality and women’s rights. If you believe in a society where no one is prevented from reaching their full potential because of their gender, join us today.

Join the fight for women's rights

Becoming a Fawcett member is the most effective way to fight gender inequality in Britain. Join today!

Volunteer

Sex Discrimination Law Review

How do we make equality law in the UK fit for the 21st century? Create a fairer and more equal society by supporting our Law Review.

Volunteer for us

There are plenty of opportunities to help The Fawcett Society team at our head offices in London, or at various events throughout the year.

THE GENDER PAY GAP SERIES

We are hosting a series of Gender Pay Gap reporting events to help businesses drive positive change. Watch video clips and download speaker slides from each event here.

Work with us

Find out about the latest job vacancies at The Fawcett Society, and opportunities to volunteer at our head offices in London.

Our history

Millicent Fawcett began campaigning for women’s equality in 1866, and was instrumental in achieving first votes for women in 1918. At The Fawcett Society, we’ve continued her legacy of fighting sexism through impactful research and hard-hitting campaigns for over 150 years.