Equality

‘An urgent wake-up call’: Half of disabled people are struggling to pay their energy bills
Cost of living crisis

‘An urgent wake-up call’: Half of disabled people are struggling to pay their energy bills

The cost of living crisis is continuing to hit marginalised people, including disabled people and those from ethnic minority groups, the hardest

How to make your workplace menopause friendly
Work better

How to make your workplace menopause friendly

Menopause friendly workplaces can bring benefits to everyone, not just older women. Here’s how to make progress.

Employers must do more to keep experienced women in work, businesses and MPs told
Equal rights

Employers must do more to keep experienced women in work, businesses and MPs told

Only 4% of UK women said they were aware of formal policies which support women through menopause, compared to 74% who said employers have a role in supporting women through the change.

Carers Week: Eldercare is the new childcare, and carers need new rights
Carers Week

Carers Week: Eldercare is the new childcare, and carers need new rights

Pride Month 2023: Everything there is to know
Pride month

Pride Month 2023: Everything there is to know

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Primavera Sound tells MPs how UK festivals can fight misogyny and sexual harassment
Festivals

Primavera Sound tells MPs how UK festivals can fight misogyny and sexual harassment

8 in 10 women say stigma around periods has held them back in their career
Menstruation

8 in 10 women say stigma around periods has held them back in their career

Two thirds of young women have experienced sexual harassment, bullying or verbal abuse at work
Employment

Two thirds of young women have experienced sexual harassment, bullying or verbal abuse at work

Paris Paloma’s Labour: The story behind the viral soundtrack to ‘female rage’
Exclusive

Paris Paloma’s Labour: The story behind the viral soundtrack to ‘female rage’

Which companies have improved their gender pay gap since last year’s International Women’s Day – and which haven’t?
Employment

Which companies have improved their gender pay gap since last year’s International Women’s Day – and which haven’t?

We asked leading figures in the fight for women’s equality what changes they want to see this International Women’s Day
International Women's Day

We asked leading figures in the fight for women’s equality what changes they want to see this International Women’s Day

‘Periods are not an illness’: Spain just became the first country in Europe to introduce menstrual leave
Global solutions

‘Periods are not an illness’: Spain just became the first country in Europe to introduce menstrual leave

Menopause policies would keep women in work. Why won’t the government listen?
Elizabeth Carr-Ellis

Menopause policies would keep women in work. Why won’t the government listen?

The Big Issue Changemakers of 2023: Equality
Changemakers 2023

The Big Issue Changemakers of 2023: Equality

Can the BRIT Awards honestly say George Ezra is better than every female musician in the UK?
BRIT Awards

Can the BRIT Awards honestly say George Ezra is better than every female musician in the UK?

Miriam Margolyes calls for football World Cup 2030 to be in LGBTQ+ friendly country
World Cup

Miriam Margolyes calls for football World Cup 2030 to be in LGBTQ+ friendly country

Ricardo P Lloyd: ‘I want to see the industry celebrate Black talent instead of pushing actors out’
Culture

Ricardo P Lloyd: ‘I want to see the industry celebrate Black talent instead of pushing actors out’

Boris Johnson leaves with ‘trust in politics at an all time low’, say campaigners
Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson leaves with ‘trust in politics at an all time low’, say campaigners

Women’s Euro 2022: 5 teams to watch
Women's Euro 2022

Women’s Euro 2022: 5 teams to watch

Women’s Euro 2022: 5 players to watch
Women's Euro 2022

Women’s Euro 2022: 5 players to watch

Roe v Wade overturned: What abortion access and reproductive rights look like around the world
Abortion rights

Roe v Wade overturned: What abortion access and reproductive rights look like around the world

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Trans rights charities call for ‘concrete action’ after MPs debate Gender Recognition Act reform
LGBTQ+

Trans rights charities call for ‘concrete action’ after MPs debate Gender Recognition Act reform

Stonewall calls ‘gay cake’ court loss ‘a backwards step for equality’
LGBTQ+

Stonewall calls ‘gay cake’ court loss ‘a backwards step for equality’

What can we learn from Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin?
Finland

What can we learn from Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin?

Same-sex couples are leading the fight for IVF equality in England
LGBTQ+

Same-sex couples are leading the fight for IVF equality in England