22 FEBRUARY 2019: Yesterday representatives from the Fawcett Society, Citizens UK and Women’s Aid, together with women who have lived experience of misogyny and violence, met with two of the most senior Police Officers in the country to discuss the issue of misogyny as a hate crime. Read more
20 FEBRUARY 2019: The reality is this is a marathon not a sprint. It will take a 5 year strategy with a focussed action plan to produce results, combined with a tougher reporting regime. Read more
31 JANUARY 2019: Women are consistently undervalued in the workplace. Unless there is an objective justification for the difference in pay then it is pay discrimination. Read more
22 JANUARY: This change is long overdue and a basic requirement of a modern parliamentary democracy. Read more
22 FEBRUARY 2019: Yesterday representatives from the Fawcett Society, Citizens UK and Women’s Aid, together with women who have lived experience of misogyny and violence, met with two of the most senior Police Officers in the country to discuss the issue of misogyny as a hate crime.Read more
20 FEBRUARY 2019: The reality is this is a marathon not a sprint. It will take a 5 year strategy with a focussed action plan to produce results, combined with a tougher reporting regime.Read more
31 JANUARY 2019: Women are consistently undervalued in the workplace. Unless there is an objective justification for the difference in pay then it is pay discrimination.Read more
22 JANUARY: This change is long overdue and a basic requirement of a modern parliamentary democracy.Read more
14 JANUARY 2018: This data should be a wake-up call to all of us, but it is just the tip of the iceberg.Read more
18 DECEMBER 2018: In light of the Government response to the sexual harrassment report, Fawcett argue that more can be doneRead more
17 DECEMBER 2018: Fawcett has consistently argued that publishing an action plan should be a statutory requirement.Read more
14 DECEMBER 2018: The Advertising Standards Agency has today announced that it will enforce a new code around gender stereotyping in adverts from June 2019 - a measure that Fawcett welcomes.Read more
14 DECEMBER 2018: Despite all the great celebrations and activity this year, to date it adds up to a missed opportunity to effect lasting change.Read more
19 NOVEMBER 2018: The Fawcett Society is delighted to announce a number of new Trustees including Baroness Anne Jenkin and Ayesha Hazarika who are joining our board.Read more
16 NOVEMBER 2018: A former senior Co-op Group Executive has fought and won an equal pay battle with the Co-op GroupRead more
9 NOVEMBER 2018: A shocking 1 in 3 men and women in work do not know it is illegal to pay women and men differently.Read more
2 NOVEMBER 2018: The most comprehensive study of its kind, published today by the Fawcett Society, finds that women face obstacles at every stage on the way to Parliament.Read more
25 OCTOBER 2018: The mean average for full-time work now stands at 13.7%.Read more
25 OCTOBER 2018: This report is damning on the question of unequal pay at the BBC. The focus must now be on improving transparency, pay and recruitment practices, and correcting pay inequalities for all women.Read more
24 OCTOBER 2018: We have to create a culture which supports and believes her rather than one which silences her. Employers must be held accountable.Read more
18 OCTOBER 2018: The Fawcett Society has developed a Q&A document which will inform our response to the consultation on changes to the Gender Recognition Act.Read more
15 OCTOBER 2018: The report was written by Dame Laura Cox, who chaired Fawcett's Sex Discrimination Law Review earlier this year.Read more
2 OCTOBER 2018: New Fawcett survey reveals a significant shift in attitudes to sexual harassment one year on from the outpouring of #MeToo stories.Read more
13 SEPTEMBER 2018: Major new report from Young Women’s Trust finds that millions of women continue to lose out in the workplace – and mental health inequalities have got worse.Read more
10 SEPTEMBER 2018: In the centenary of women's suffrage, 97% of English councils remain male dominated, according to Fawcett Society analysis of council elections in May 2018.Read more
05 SEPTEMBER 2018: Fawcett Society stands shoulder to shoulder with Stella Creasy over the amendment to recognize misogyny as a hate crime.Read more
14 AUGUST 2018: Fawcett Society stands shoulder to shoulder with Sam Walker in her fight for equal pay.Read more
2 AUGUST 2018: We have to move on from simply reporting the pay gap, to taking action to close it.Read more