government Archives - The F-Word

Why a hung parliament could make Swinson and Sturgeon the most powerful people in Britain

Ciara Garcha17 November 2019

Men lead the two largest political parties, but Ciara Garcha explains why two women politicians could hold the power on the morning after the election...

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Gender Recognition Act: shelved, again

Guest Blogger12 November 2019

Sarah Tennent explains why Liz Truss is the wrong person to be entrusted with the review of the 2004 Gender Recognition Act...

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Women speaking out

Holly Combe21 October 2018

In light of the government’s recent GRA consultation, Holly Combe asks: do we want to allow others to have a say in defining who we are?...

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Reform of the Gender Recognition Act – make your voice heard

Editor2 September 2018

Contribute your views to the government's consultation on reforms to the Gender Recognition Act 2004...

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The comic strip: cake election

Guest Blogger30 April 2017

Silvia Carrus, our resident cartoonist, warns that cakes baked by women are not necessarily feminist cakes...

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Anyone but the Tories

Kate Townshend20 April 2017

Kate Townshend shares her exasperation with the general election, imploring us not to buy what Theresa May is selling...

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If they don’t listen, shout louder

Megan Stodel16 September 2016

Megan Stodel is furious that the government is ploughing ahead with unfair immigration and asylum tribunal court fees...

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Getting control back

Megan Stodel29 December 2015

New legislation criminalising coercive control is a positive step forward, writes Megan Stodel, as it strengthens and clarifies the definition of domestic abuse...

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Respond to the consultation on reporting gender pay gaps

Megan Stodel16 July 2015

You have until 6 September to complete the government's consultation on their commitment to bringing in regulations that will lead to large businesses publishing information on pay and gender; Megan Stodel outlines the background and benefits...

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New interview: Ste McCabe

Holly Combe7 March 2015

Holly Combe has a listen to Brains of Britain and talks to Ste McCabe about DIY touring, fab feminist girls in the 1990s and coping with the divisive tactics of...

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“I couldn’t care less if miserable people who work in offices laugh at me”

Holly Combe7 March 2015

Holly Combe has a listen to Brains of Britain and talks to Ste McCabe about DIY touring, fab feminist girls in the 1990s and coping with the divisive tactics of biscuit-hogging bullies in 2015 Britain ...

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Putting pressure on pays off

Megan Stodel16 August 2014

The days of the gender pay gap are numbered...or they would be if we could actually get some numbers. Megan Stodel calls on companies to follow through with their commitments to publicise data on pay ...

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When people perceive the possible, it becomes a lot easier to achieve

Guest Blogger30 June 2014

A guest post by Ruby Lott-Lavigna about the representation of women in the House of Commons ...

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Women of the Revolution: A vox pop project

Holly Combe30 January 2013

Holly shares the details from a press release by the Thomson Reuters Foundation about their launch of a Vox Pop project featuring interviews with 25 women in post-Arab Spring countries ...

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Get an imaginary job with your imaginary wheelchair and your imaginary leg #esaSOS

Philippa Willitts17 January 2013

Philippa describes how the latest changes to how disabled people are assessed will remove even more people who are unable to work from financial stability ...

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Women & asylum: what should the government do next?

Guest Blogger28 September 2012

Asylum Aid's Russell Hargrave argues that the government must include asylum seeking women in its strategy to end violence against women and girls ...

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London Family Planning Summit report back

zohra12 July 2012

Following my last post on this, spent the day at the London Family Planning Summit yesterday as a blogger for The F Word. For those of you on twitter who are ...

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Sex, choice and control: what violence has to do with family planning

zohra27 June 2012

It's sort of unbelievable that millions of women and girls around the world are having to have sex and bear children when they don't want to. The UN and other...

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