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 2017Read 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 2017Read more

Infographics: Sexism in Local Government

26 APRIL 2017Read more

INFOGRAPHICS: GENDER PAY BY ETHNICITY IN BRITAIN

6 MARCH 2017Read more

INFOGRAPHICS: SOUNDS FAMILIAR

20 JANUARY 2017Read more

INFOGRAPHICS: PARENTS, WORK AND CARE

8 MARCH 2016Read more

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The Abortion Bill - Joint briefing

22 OCTOBER 2018

Backwards and in High Heels

“Sure Fred Astaire was great, but don’t forget that Ginger Rogers did everything he did, backwards and in high heels.”

Taking The Biscuit

The gender pay gap is taking the biscuit! This Equal Pay Day, get your rolling pins at the ready to help Fawcett close the gap for good!

Individual Fundraising Event

Who we are

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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.

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.

Equal Pay Day 2018

Saturday 10th November. Join the fight to close the gap for good!

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.