Unlimited Potential: Report of the Commission on Gender Stereotypes in Early Childhood

WATCH NOW: Unlimited Potential: Report of the Commission on Gender Stereotypes and Early Childhood. Read more
WATCH NOW: Coronavirus, lockdown and women's mental health (captioned)

WATCH: Dawn Butler MP and speakers from Mind, Black Minds Matter UK and Young Women's Trust explore the impact of the outbreak on women's mental health. Read more
WATCH NOW: The Space Between Black and White: In Conversation with Esua Goldsmith

WATCH: Former Fawcett Chair Esua Goldsmith discusses her new book with our Chief Exec, Sam Smethers, and current Chair, Fiona Mactaggart. Read more
WATCH NOW: Build back better: levelling the playing field for women in the regions

WATCH: The event looked at how women in the regions can be better included in national debate. This is a chance to hear, directly from women on what comes next. Read more

Events

International Women's Day 2021: Women Leading the Way

WATCH NOW: International Women's Day 2021 Watch our International Women's Day video to hear from powerful women who are leading the way. Read more

Unlimited Potential: Report of the Commission on Gender Stereotypes in Early Childhood

WATCH NOW: Unlimited Potential: Report of the Commission on Gender Stereotypes and Early Childhood. Read more

Fawcett Members: Find Your Voice

A FAWCETT MEMBERS EVENT: As with comedy, the currency of today’s public life is to ‘be yourself’ so Funny Women has curated this event for Fawcett featuring performers and creators to help you leverage your knowledge and skills. Whatever your ambitions, a different perspective and having the confidence to use your inherent female humour will help you find your voice. Read more

#MakeWomenVisible Conference 2020

WATCH NOW: This event explored the impact of Coronavirus on women and girls and the need to ensure they are at the fore front as we look to create a gender equal future. Read more

Equal Power: Conservative Party Conference

5th OCTOBER: Equal Power is a Fawcett Society led campaign to get more women in all of our diversity into politics. This session is co-hosted with Women2Women and the Conservative Women's Organisation (CWO). Read more

WATCH NOW: In conversation with Helen Lewis (captioned)

WATCH: Take a break from the news to listen to Helen Lewis, journalist and author of Difficult Women discuss why we need to reclaim the history of feminism as the history of difficult women. Read more

WATCH NOW: Coronavirus, lockdown and women's mental health (captioned)

WATCH: Dawn Butler MP and speakers from Mind, Black Minds Matter UK and Young Women's Trust explore the impact of the outbreak on women's mental health. Read more

WATCH NOW: The Space Between Black and White: In Conversation with Esua Goldsmith

WATCH: Former Fawcett Chair Esua Goldsmith discusses her new book with our Chief Exec, Sam Smethers, and current Chair, Fiona Mactaggart. Read more

WATCH NOW: Build back better: levelling the playing field for women in the regions

WATCH: The event looked at how women in the regions can be better included in national debate. This is a chance to hear, directly from women on what comes next. Read more

WATCH NOW: Coronavirus is deepening racial inequalities - What needs to change?

WATCH NOW: This event, in partnership with Operation Black Vote, looked at the disproportionate impacts of the coronavirus on women of colour. Read more

WATCH NOW: 50 YEARS OF THE EQUAL PAY ACT - TIME TO START VALUING THE CARE SECTOR

26 MAY 2020: As part of Fawcett's equal pay week, we hosted an event with a focus on the care sector. Read more

WATCH NOW: Women Voters - What's the Verdict So Far?

20 MAY 2020: How do women feel about the government response to Coronavirus? What does life under lockdown mean? How confident are we on the government’s strategy to end lockdown? Read more

Effective Action: how to make impact not just noise

18TH AUGUST: Online activism workshop run by Citizens UK, who are partnering with The Fawcett Society on our Equal Power campaign. Read more

Intro to Community Organising

SOLD OUT: Online workshop on Community Organising run by Citizens UK, who are partnering with The Fawcett Society on our Equal Power campaign. Read more

Effective Action: how to make impact not just noise

9 JUNE 2020: Online activism workshop run by Citizens UK, who are partnering with The Fawcett Society on our Equal Power campaign. Read more

WATCH NOW: Struggling to survive - women, work and welfare

28 APRIL 2020: Women are being hit hardest by increased job insecurity due to Coronavirus. Watch our panel discussion about the problems and solutions with experts in this field. Read more

WATCH NOW: Corona Conversations - why we need to make women visible

7 APRIL 2020: Join our CEO Sam Smethers in conversation with prominent women about why it's vital to make women visible during the coronavirus crisis. Read more

Feminist Roadshow: Manchester

8 MARCH 2020: Join Fawcett and comedy community, Funny Women, in Manchester on International Women’s Day for the launch of their Feminist Roadshow! Read more

Gender Equality – Be Part of the Change

8 APRIL 2020: The Fawcett Society’s Gender Equality – Be Part of the Change one-day programme and equip yourself with the tools to become a more powerful and effective advocate for gender equality at work. Read more

Courage Calls! Conference 2019

30 NOVEMBER 2019: Be part of this special day centred on cultivating courage, expressing power through activism, and creating lasting change for generations to come. Book now! Read more

Labour Party Conference 2019: Getting gender on the agenda - How is devolution turbo-charging gender equality?

24 SEPT 2019: Devolution opens opportunities for metro mayors and combined authorities to achieve economic and social improvements for their communities and to address gender inequalities. How can we increase diversity within devolved policymaking decisions and get gender on the agenda? Read more

What Do Women Want From The Conservative Party?

1 OCTOBER 2019 Read more

WATCH NOW: Equal: Carrie Gracie in conversation with Julia Gillard

At this Fawcett Society event, award-winning BBC journalist Carrie Gracie and the former Prime Minister of Australia and Chair of the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership at King’s College London, Julia Gillard came together to mark the launch of Carrie Gracie's new book Equal. Watch the full event here. Read more

Funny Women Awards in partnership with The Fawcett Society

19 SEPTEMBER 2019: Be part of this key fixture in the UK's comedy calendar and celebrate female talent from far and wide! Read more

Latest

One year on: Women reflect on the Government's response to Covid-19

New research shows that less than four in ten women in the UK believe the Government is focusing on issues that matter most to them in its response to the pandemic – this compares to 50% of men. The briefing is published jointly with UK Women's Budget Group, Engender and Close the Gap (Scotland), Women Equality Network Wales, and Northern Ireland Women’s Budget Group (NIWBG).
Disabled mothers three times more likely to have lost work during the pandemic
Greater Manchester Mayoral Election: Women and Girls Manifesto

Read our calls for Greater Manchester Mayoral candidates to commit to gender equality.
Disabled mothers three times more likely to have lost work during the pandemic

New research published today by leading gender equality organisations, the Fawcett Society, The UK Women’s Budget Group, Engender and Close the Gap (Scotland), Women Equality Network Wales, and Northern Ireland Women’s Budget Group (NIWBG), shows that the coronavirus pandemic is continuing to amplify disadvantages experienced by disabled parents and the Government must take decisive action to tackle this.

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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.
Equal Pay

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.
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.
Find a local group

We’re delighted to have a growing number of active and effective local women’s rights meet ups, who work in the local community to enforce change and campaign on our behalf. Their work is invaluable to Fawcett.
Our staff

The Fawcett team is based in Vauxhall, south London, and is supported by a team of volunteers and temporary staff. Read more about us and how you can get in touch here.