Infographics and Videos

Inforgraphics: 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

Latest

Crippled, by Frances Ryan: A book that challenges us to confront our othering of disabled people

Most of us will be affected by disability at some point in our lives. When reading this book, assume it is about you or your partner, your parents, your son or daughter, writes Fawcett Chief Executive Sam Smethers in her review of Crippled by Frances Ryan.

#SmashStereotypes

Equal: Carrie Gracie in conversation with Julia Gillard

1 OCTOBER 2019: Join us for this exciting in-conversation between BBC journalist Carrie Gracie and the former Prime Minister of Australia Julia Gillard, to mark the launch of Carrie Gracie's new book Equal.

Fawcett Annual Conference Offer: Ticket + Annual Membership

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.

Work with us

We are recruiting for several new roles. Apply today!

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.

Equal Pay Day

Saturday 10th November. This Equal Pay Day, Fawcett are calling on people to be a part of their campaign to fight unequal pay by taking ‘3 steps to #GetEqual’: Talk, Share, and Donate. Join us!

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.