The impacts of coronavirus on women

The coronavirus outbreak has had a huge impact on all our lives. Yet, so far women and girls have been largely invisible from the debate and excluded from the decision making.

Fawcett is working in partnership with other feminist organisations, academic experts and with you to ensure that women are included and not left behind or ignored.

We've been conducting vital research on the impacts of coronavirus on women. Read on for more information about our work.

Research and briefings

Coronavirus: The impact on parents - 17 August (briefing published jointly with Women's Budget Group, Queen Mary University of London and the London School of Economics)
New data shows coronavirus impact on women in West Midlands and Greater Manchester - 16 July (joint research with West Midlands Women's Voice)
Coronavirus: The impact on disabled women - 16 June (briefing published jointly with Women's Budget Group, Queen Mary University of London and the London School of Economics)
Impact on BAME women: Pressures at work and home - 5 June (joint research with the Women's Budget Group, Queen Mary University of London and the London School of Economics)
Exiting lockdown: The impact on women - 1 June
Women are bearing the emotional brunt of the coronavirus crisis - 20 May (joint research with Ipsos MORI)
Parents struggling to cope financially - 7 May (joint research with the Women's Budget Group, Queen Mary University of London and the London School of Economics)
Coronavirus: The impact on parents - 20 August (briefing published jointly with Women's Budget Group, Queen Mary University of London and the London School of Economics)

Coronavirus Diaries

We are inviting women to share their experiences of how coronavirus is impacting them through a weekly diary, to inform our campaigning and ensure that women are visible. Read the round-up of our diarists' experiences.

If you'd like to take part, please sign up below.

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Latest

Pushed to More Precarity: The uneven impact of lockdowns on mothers and lower-income parents

Read the latest briefing about how the coronavirus outbreak is impacting parents.
Unlimited Potential - the final report of the Commission on Gender Stereotypes in Early Childhood

Unlimited Potential - the final report of the Commission on Gender Stereotypes in Early Childhood sets out how gender expectations significantly limit our children, causing problems such as lower self-esteem in girls and poorer reading skills in boys.
Pushed to More Precarity: The uneven impact of lockdowns on mothers and lower-income parents

Read the latest briefing about how the coronavirus outbreak is impacting parents.
West Midlands Mayoral Election: Women and Girls Manifesto

Read our calls for West Midlands Mayoral candidates to commit to gender equality.

50 years of Equal Pay: It's time to value the care sector

The 29th May 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act. But the work that women do is still consistently undervalued. This is particularly the case for those who work in the social care sector - with low pay and poor terms and conditions.
Pay and Progression of Women of Colour

Fawcett are working in partnership with the Runnymede Trust to deliver a project exploring the pay and progression of women of colour.
Sexual harassment in the workplace

We are working with women's organisations from across the four nations of the UK on a project to tackle sexual harassment in the workplace.
APPG on Women in Parliament

The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Women in Parliament brings together MPs and peers to discuss and campaign for increasing the number of women in Parliament in all parties and, and to support women in Parliament and those standing for public office.
The Commission on Gender Stereotypes in Early Childhood

Will you join our mission to help end stereotypes for good?
Sexual Harassment in Parliament: Protecting MPs, Peers, volunteers and staff

In the wake of the harassment allegations in Parliament, The Fawcett Society is working with Hogan Lovells to gather and analyse the testimonies of women in politics who have experienced sexual harassment. Participate in our research today.
APPG on Sex Equality

The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Sex Equality is a cross-party group of MPs and peers, and provides a forum for discussing sex equality and associated issues.
Getting more diversity on our walls and plinths is so important - now is the time for it to happen

5 APRIL 18: Former Fawcett Chair Esuantsiwa Jane Goldsmith has been honoured with a portrait at Leicester University. Here she writes about women's representation at universities.
Making Devolution Work for Women

This project will ensure that diverse women’s voices are heard in the new English city-region devolution deals in Greater Manchester and the West Midlands, and that policy makers make decisions which will advance gender equality.
Review – Women at the top: time for quotas? event

21 JANUARY 2016

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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

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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.
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