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‘There is much to be done to improve women’s pensions and financial resilience generally’.
Insuring Women’s Futures is an initiative established by the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) as part of the its ‘Insuring Futures’ programme, bringing together the insurance and personal finance profession to tackle the challenges that women face when it comes to establishing financial stability.
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Stories of discrimination within political parties completely unacceptable.In the month of the 100-year anniversary of women winning the right to stand as MPs, a study published by the Fawcett Society found that women still face obstacles at every stage on the way to Parliament, particularly08
Nov
2018
‘Prostitution should never be considered an acceptable solution to women’s poverty’.The United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Professor Philip Alston, is undertaking an official visit to the UK from 6 to 16 November 2018.He is investigating the interlinkages06
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This is not what was promised and you ‘could do better’.Last year the law was changed to make Relationships and Sex Education (‘RSE’) compulsory in all schools in England.The government consultation on a ‘Draft RSE Guidance’ document which sets out what all schools should cover in these01
Nov
2018
‘Major conflicts of interest exist in the pesticides regulatory system’.European regulators are letting the citizens of the EU down by allowing the use of harmful pesticides in agriculture and public green areas based on an ‘unfit for purpose’ risk assessment regime that relies on pesticide31
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The first jurisdiction in the British Isles to decriminalise abortion.The Isle of Man’s Campaign for Abortion Law Modernisation (CALM) has delightedly announced that the Isle of Man’s House of Keys has voted to pass Dr Alex Allinson MHK’s Abortion Reform Bill 2018.Once the three new29
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‘Too little has been done to reduce emissions and protect our country’s health’.The UK Health Alliance on Climate Change (UKHACC) – the body of UK health professionals advocating for action on climate change to protect public health – is calling on government to implement the biggest shake up25
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‘It is not acceptable that women have to change their behaviour to avoid sexual harassment’.The Women and Equalities Committee published its report on the sexual harassment of women and girls in public places earlier this week.The government, the report said, is taking seriously the23
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Report says government should take a wider range of actions to tackle domestic abuse and violence against women and girls.On 17 February 2017 the Prime Minister announced a programme of work leading towards the introduction of a Domestic Abuse Bill.In the Queen’s Speech in June 2017, the18
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Was this grooming young women and suggesting buying sex an acceptable option for young men?Nordic Model Now! are collecting signature for an open letter to be sent to Brighton University next week in response to the presence of a stall run by the Sex Workers’ Outreach Project (SWOP) at the15
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Stop DSS Discrimination: end prejudice against renters on benefits.Five of England’s leading letting agents actively discriminate against tenants on housing benefit, according to a report by Shelter and the National Housing Federation (NHF).In an undercover investigation carried out by10
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‘If approved, these proposals would be as shocking as they would be harmful.’Earlier this year, the government announced two proposals that a coalition of environmental groups have spoken out against.The first would treat non-hydraulic shale gas exploration as ‘permitted development’ –12
Nov
2018
“A ‘dirty man’ asked me for sex at a bus stop. I’m 13.”
According to Leeds City Council’s own figures, over 9000 used, discarded condoms have been collected from the streets and parks of Holbeck and Beeston Hill so far in 2018.
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2018
The shortlist for the inaugral Staunch Book Prize has been announced.The Staunch Book Prize was founded by Bridget Lawless in order to create an alternative to the “overload of violence towards women in fiction”.It will be awarded to the author of a novel in the thriller genre – crime06
Nov
2018
‘We hope this report is the start of a conversation which will lead to real change’.Disabled women still face huge barriers in the realisation of their rights in Scotland when it comes to sex, reproductive health, parenting and parenting support, a new report just launched has said.In 201701
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2018
The women’s story, particularly the story of regional working-class women, has largely been ignored.Invisible Women is a short documentary aiming to tell the untold story of the North West of England’s LGBTQ past over the last 50 years through the lens of two women’s incredible journey of30
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Recommendations offer a range of options for treatment that don’t involve the use of surgical mesh/tape.After all the horror stories about surgical mesh/tape and months of awareness-raising campaigning, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has now come up with a draft26
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Universal Credit should be paused until the design and implementation flaws are rectified.The Joint Public Issues Team’s briefing on Universal Credit, a new social security system being rolled out across the country, sets out the problems with the design, which turn it from a poverty reducing24
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‘Victims who decline to grant access have their cases dropped at alarming rates’.Claire Waxman, Victims’ Commissioner for London, has written to the Information Commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, regarding the disclosure process in rape cases.Her concern is that disclosure process in rape cases22
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It is up to the companies that make these products to improve their environmental impact, not their customers.The 13-20 October 2018 was an ‘Environmenstrual week of action‘, as part of the campaign by the Women’s Environmental Network (WEN) to make healthy and eco-friendly menstrual products16
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Harassment of those organising, speaking at or even attending meetings is now routine.Nearly 200 prominent figures signed an open letter that outlines concerns that public and private bodies are helping close down discussion about government plans to reform the law regarding ‘gender11
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The current response plays a waiting game; we need to stop it happening in the first place.National domestic abuse charity SafeLives has called for a radical rethink in the response to domestic abuse, stopping it before it starts rather than waiting for harm to happen.Domestic abuse becomes a09
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It’s time for better reporting of domestic violence deaths.Every week in the UK, two women are murdered by a partner or ex-partner.Some of these deaths attract media attention, yet, due to a lack of guidance, domestic violence deaths are often reported in a way that compromises the dignity of08
Nov
2018
‘Universal Credit payment levels fall far below the actual cost of a decent standard of living in the UK’.A national petition calling on the UK government to fix Universal Credit was presented at 10 Downing Street earlier this week.The petition, organised by the End Hunger UK campaign, has07
Nov
2018
Beginning a conversation crucial if we are to do a better job supporting women experiencing multiple disadvantage.The women’s charity Agenda has published a ‘discussion paper’ which looks at how place-based approaches to change could improve the lives of women experiencing multiple05
Nov
2018
#TaxJustice is when taxes are fairly raised and fairly spent. Women need #TaxJustice now.The first week of November 2018 marks the one year anniversary of the release of the Paradise Papers – yet another high profile tax scandal that highlighted the human impact of global tax dodging, exposing31
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Business as usual is no longer an option.Environmental group Extinction Rebellion (XR) has officially announced its nonviolent uprising against what it sees as criminal inaction by the British government on the climate emergency and ecological crisis.Extinction Rebellion believes it is a30
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London’s blue plaques scheme relies on public nominations, and English Heritage need your help.London’s blue plaques scheme, currently run by English Heritage, celebrates the links between notable figures of the past and the buildings in which they lived and worked.English Heritage has run26
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One in three women will have an abortion – we need a modern, fit-for-purpose abortion law.Labour MP Diana Johnsonintroduced a ten-minute rule bill in the House of Commons that would see abortion decriminalised.Currently, the Offences Against the Persons Act 1861 makes abortion illegal in the23
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The Prime Minister did promise to tackle the ‘burning injustice’ of inadequate treatment for mental illness.According to a new TUC report just published – which features new analysis by the NHS Support Federation – in the last five years the number of patients accessing mental health services22
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‘The way forward is the full realisation of reproductive rights, for every individual and couple.’Family size is closely linked with reproductive rights, which, in turn, are tied to many other rights, including the right to adequate health, education and jobs.And the global trend towards15
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We need to change social and cultural attitudes towards menstruation.The Women’s Environmental Network, (WEN), a UK charity working on issues that link women, health and the environment, is in the throes of its first ever Environmenstrual Week of Action – and taking #PeriodAction to make11
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Despite harassment happening to girls in public places people did not step in to help.In September a survey by girls’ rights charity Plan International UK revealed that 66 per cent of girls in the UK had experienced unwanted sexual attention or unwanted sexual or physical contact in a public08
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Scottish government launches consultation on civil partnerships for heterosexual couples.Theresa May recently announced that civil partnerships will be available to all couples in England and Wales, not just same-sex couples.Civil partnerships were originally created in 2004, and offered