Infographics: EU Withdrawal Bill Amendments to protect women fleeing violence

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Double Your Impact: Big Give 2024

This October, your donation to the Fawcett Society can be doubled through the Big Give Women and Girls Match Fund. Every pound you give will be matched, making your contribution go twice as far in advancing gender equality. Help us reach our £10,000 goal, which will be matched to £20,000.Together, we can drive real change for women and girls across the UK.
AI: Why it Matters for Women

Fawcett is launching an 8-month project on AI's impact on women, creating a Feminist Guide to AI. We're seeking 8 women to join our advisory group—no AI expertise needed. Help shape this crucial project, engage with experts, and ensure AI promotes gender equality.
Fawcett and Wilde Vs The Sun: 1 year on

Join Fawcett Society and WILDE Foundation at our in person event marking 1 year since our historic IPSO win. Seeking to stamp out misogyny in journalism, government and all areas of public life.
Time for a Women's Caucus

With a record number of women MP's in Westminster, it is time for a Women's Caucus in UK Parliament.

Infographics: 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.
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.
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.
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.
INFOGRAPHICS: DOES LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORK FOR WOMEN?

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Infographics: Sexism in Local Government

26 APRIL 2017
INFOGRAPHICS: GENDER PAY BY ETHNICITY IN BRITAIN

6 MARCH 2017
INFOGRAPHICS: SOUNDS FAMILIAR

20 JANUARY 2017
INFOGRAPHICS: PARENTS, WORK AND CARE

8 MARCH 2016

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.
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Join our movement for women's rights

We campaign for gender equality. At home, at work, and in public life. Join us — become a Fawcett member today!
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 155 years.
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.
Fawcett research shows exposure to gender stereotypes as a child causes harm in later life

7 MARCH 2019: New polling today shows ‘significant and wide-ranging consequences for both women and men’.
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.
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.
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.
Equality – it’s about time: Timeline of women’s rights 1866-2016

29 JANUARY 2016