Fawcett Society Equal Pay Advice Service

Fawcett Society has teamed up with employment law charity YESS Law to launch a new Equal Pay Advice Service, funded by an Equal Pay Fund which has been started thanks to the generous donation of backdated pay from former BBC China Editor Carrie Gracie.

Discriminated by algorithm? The future of work for women looks stark unless action is taken now

Women have borne the brunt of austerity - but they may face the double whammy of job losses under automation, too.

Economics will stay a man’s game while women are kept out of the equation

eep the home fires burning! After the apocalyptic vision of post-Brexit Britain revealed last week in the leak of Operation Yellowhammer, we learn that the government will spend £4m on “local resilience forums” across England (and £1.7m for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) supporting Brexit preparations for public services.

Poverty and Inequality - Join the APLE Collective

Join the APLE Collective in trying to light the UK map up on October 17th - the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. The APLE Collective are asking organisations and individuals to stand up together and have a visible show of solidarity on this date. They want to promote the fantastic work going on and talk about proposed solutions - raising awareness of the need to eradicate poverty on a local and national level.

CEDAW as a Vehicle for Change

5 Sep 2019 - 09:00

Amnesty International UK, Human Rights Action Centre, 25 New Inn Yard London EC21 3EA

Women's Health in South Tyneside 33rd AGM

25 Sep 2019 - 11:00

Salus House 33 & 35 Mile End Road South Shields NE33 1TA

Funders Panel

24 Oct 2019 - 10:30

The Conference Room, Virgin Money Head Office Northern Rock House, Regent Centre Gosforth Newcastle upon Tyne NE3 4PL

Women Warriors by Workie Ticket Theatre Company - what about female veterans?

9 Oct 2019 - 19:00

The Exchange North Shields

Welfare Safety Net

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The Work and Pensions Committee have released a report on the welfare safety net. They have cited the work research of Women's Budget Group and made reference to gender disparities.

#HomeOfHerOwn

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Last month WBG launched a report #HomeOfHerOwn exploring the impact the housing crisis has had on women's access to the housing market. Below are some of the new data in the report:

North East Women's Network

Women and economy