Corrosive working cultures have silenced the voices of victims and normalised sexual harassment, the Equality and Human Rights Commission said as it published a set of recommendations to better protect people at work.
The Work and Pensions Committee launches a short inquiry into the impact of the way Universal Credit payments are made, as a single payment to a whole household, on survivors of domestic and financial abuse.
Under current rules couples must make joint claim
Under the rules for applying for Universal Credit (UC) couples must make a joint claim, and receive a single payment monthly into one account. The couple nominates the account they would like payments to be made into when they begin their claim.
Wide range of projects benefiting women and girls to receive funding over next two years
Thousands of women from across the UK will benefit from £15 million from the latest round of the Tampon Tax Fund, the Minister for Sport and Civil Society Tracey Crouch announced today.
The Women's Resource Centre has prepared a case study featuring issues facing rural women in the NOrth East, as part of its work to highlight issues to be addressed by the UK report to CEDAW, the Committee for Elimination of Discrimination against Women and Girls. Click here for more information aboit CEDAW.
The Pilgrim Trust funds smaller charities, with the aim of improving the life chances of vulnerable women and girls, and their interest is in supporting early interventions that address their needs before these become too deep-seated.
While a third of UK companies have failed to report gender pay data, the big four accountants and many other companies struggle with their pay gap. So far, 78% of firms have reported that they pay men more than women. Read more at
On 28th March 2018, The High Court overturned the Parole Board decision to release serial rapist and sexual offender John Worboys. The Parole Board has been ordered to carry out a 'fresh determination' in the case, and Worboys will remain in prison pending the outcome. Giving judgment, Sir Brian Leveson, Mr Justice Jay and Mr Justice Garnham said that the Parole Board should have undertaken "further inquiry into the circumstances of his offending".
The NEWomen's Network aims to strengthen the women's sector by encouraging collaboration between women's groups and by building alliances across other sectors. Read more »
