Infographics and Videos

Infographics: Sex Discrimination Law Review

23 JANUARY 2018: Fawcett's Sex Discrimination Law Review highlights the urgent need for law reform, and measures to tackle endemic violence against women and girls. Read more

Infographics: EU Withdrawal Bill Amendments to protect women fleeing violence

6 DECEMBER 2017 Read more

Video: Equal Pay Day animations - Fawcett and Golin

10 NOVEMBER 2017: This Equal Pay Day, Fawcett worked with Golin to create this series of animations highlighting key facts about the gender pay gap. Read more

Video: Sam Smethers on the future of equality and human rights

24 OCTOBER 2017: Sam Smethers speaks to the Equality and Human Rights Commission about the advances of human rights legislation in the past decade, and challenges ahead. Read more

Infographics: #Resist

29 JULY 2017: We launched this social media campaign to coincide with the airing of the final episode of The Handmaid's Tale in the UK. It highlighted injustices and issues including female genital mutilation, forced marriage, and abortion laws in Northern Ireland. Read more

INFOGRAPHICS: DOES LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORK FOR WOMEN?

13TH JULY 2017 Read more

Infographics: Sexism in Local Government

26 APRIL 2017 Read more

INFOGRAPHICS: GENDER PAY BY ETHNICITY IN BRITAIN

6 MARCH 2017 Read more

INFOGRAPHICS: SOUNDS FAMILIAR

20 JANUARY 2017 Read more

INFOGRAPHICS: PARENTS, WORK AND CARE

8 MARCH 2016 Read more

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Fawcett comments on the sex, gender, and identity debate

Feminist Roadshow: Manchester

Join Fawcett and comedy community, Funny Women, in Manchester on International Women’s Day for the launch of their Feminist Roadshow!

Seeing is believing when it comes to equal pay

Our Chief Executive, Sam Smethers, on why 50 years on from the Equal Pay Act we need to modernise equal pay law and give women the legal #RightToKnow.

50 years since Equal Pay Act, Fawcett launches Bill to modernise law

05 February 2020: Fawcett Society is today publishing new data which shows why equal pay law in the UK is not fit for purpose.

Who we are

The Fawcett Society is the UK’s leading membership 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.

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Join our movement for women's rights

We campaign for a society in which women and girls in all their diversity are equal and truly free to fulfill their potential, creating a stronger, happier future for us all. Join us - become a Fawcett member today!

Close the gender pay gap

Did you know it will take 100 years to close the gender pay gap at current rates? We cannot afford to keep going backwards.

Right to Know

The Equal Pay Act in the UK is not fit for purpose. We're calling to end pay secrecy with a legal 'Right to Know'. The time for change is now.

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.

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.