Suffrage Centenary

Fawcett comments on women's representation 100 years since first women voted and stood for election

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

Prime Minister encourages young women to get into politics

18 JULY 2018: Over 500 women attended Fawcett and 50:50 Parliament ‘Courage Calls: Ask Her to Stand’ event for women interested in a career in politics.Read more

Tatty Devine Announces Partnership with Fawcett

21 MAY 2018: We are delighted to announce we will be launching a range with the iconic British jewellery brand Tatty Devine to celebrate the centenary year.Read more

Fawcett comments on call to grant suffragettes legal pardon

6 FEBRUARY 2018: Suffragette activism was for a noble cause and many of them became political prisoners. It would be a fitting tribute to pardon them now.Read more

100 Years Since Women First Won the Vote, U.K. Pessimistic about Achieving Gender Equality in Parliament

06 FEBRUARY 2018: Although today marks 100 years since the first women won the vote, less than half of young women think equal representation in Parliament will be achieved in their lifetime.Read more

Centenary of women’s suffrage a ‘missed opportunity’ unless barriers to political participation are removed, say campaigners

17 JANUARY 2018: Systems and culture have to change. Unless they do, we risk the 2018 centenary being a missed opportunity.Read more

Gillian Wearing announced as artist of Millicent Fawcett statue in Parliament Square

13 APRIL 2017: Gillian Wearing will be the first woman to create a statue for Parliament Square.Read more

Millicent Fawcett to be commemorated with statue in Parliament Square

02 APRIL 2017: Millicent Fawcett will be the first woman to be honoured in Parliament Square to mark 100 years since women first secured the vote.Read more

Latest

Fawcett comments on new code to ban gender stereotyping in advertising

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.

Fawcett comments on women's representation 100 years since first women voted and stood for election

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.

Ally's road to Reykjavik

I am fundraising for The Fawcett Society because GENDER EQUALITY MATTERS and I'm not sure everyone quite gets that yet. As I push my body to its limits for the next few months I'd like to try and do some good along the way.

APPG on Sex Equality: Sexual harassment at work and reinstating Section 40

8 JANUARY 2019: This meeting is open to members of the APPG only.

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Close the gender pay gap

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Equal Pay Day 2018

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.