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Panorama’s investigation exposes what women and minoritised communities have long known: misogyny and racism remain entrenched in the Met Police. Fawcett is calling for urgent, systemic reform — real accountability, stronger oversight, and zero tolerance for sexism and racism in policing. Read more
At Labour Conference 2025, violence against women, sexism in the press, AI’s impact on the gender pay gap, and the rise of the far right were on the agenda. The Fawcett Society explains why women’s equality must be central to every political conversation. Read more
In recent weeks, women’s safety and dignity have been pushed aside; debated in headlines, yet ignored in practice. In this personal response, Fawcett CEO Penny East reflects on the political misuse of women’s lives and calls for respect that isn’t conditional or convenient. Read more
Fawcett society have released a call for evidence around workplace sexual harassment. Here's why employers are Read more
A mental health nurse explains the impact Coronavirus has had on her own mental health and how this has affected her role. Read more
Our Chief Executive, Sam Smethers, on why 50 years on from the Equal Pay Act we need to modernise equal pay law and give women the legal #RightToKnow. Read more
'Challenging for equal pay is an intensely isolating experience,' relates former BBC employee Caroline Barlow. 'The confidentiality of the internal grievance process and my employment contract prevented me from seeking support from others.' Read more
14 NOVEMBER 2019: Fawcett Chief Executive, Sam Smethers outlines why we need the #RightToKnow about pay discrimination Read more
Sexual harassment is about the abuse of power and PM Johnson now holds the most powerful office in the land. But in an age of #MeToo, the allegations against him won't be swept under the rug, writes Sam Smethers. Read more
To celebrate the publication of Equal, we are publishing this exclusive extract from the book - and offering the first 20 people to sign up to become a Fawcett member from today a free copy of Equal as part of their membership pack. Become a member today and receive your free copy! Read more
26 FEBRUARY 2019: If we want more women in politics we cannot delay reform any longer, says Fawcett Chief Executive Sam Smethers Read more
Temi Lasade-Anderson on her route in to becoming a marketer in the tech industry Read more
“There is a science to the process of designing clothes just as there is creativity in every STEM student’s initial hypothesis” says cosmetic scientist in training Abiola Renee. Read more
"You Can't Be What You Can't See" says Space Operations Engineer Vinita Marwaha Madill Read more
4 JANUARY 2019: If 2018 was the year the #MeToo movement disrupted our workplaces, 2019 has to be the year we respond with action to change workplace culture for good. Read more
9 NOVEMBER 2018: Women have the right to be paid equally if they are doing the same job or work of equal value. But of course, if you don’t know what your male colleagues are earning, how can you possibly challenge it? Read more
24 OCTOBER 2018: An NDA is a symptom of a bigger problem – the balance of power in the workplace and the culture of cover-up, says Fawcett Chief Executive Sam Smethers. Read more
5 OCTOBER 2018: Throughout her life, Lilian Bader overcame discrimination and racism to become one of the first Black Women to join the Royal Air Force. Read more
01 OCT 2018: Una Maud Victoria Marson was a poet, playwright and campaigner for equality as well as the first black woman programme maker at the BBC. Read more
16 JUNE 2018: The Government's attitude to fathers in the workplace reveals they are still wearing their 1950's spectacles, writes Fawcett Chief Executive Sam Smethers. Read more
5 JUNE 18: Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu on why we need a radical rethink of how multiple discrimination of protected characteristics experienced by women are treated under the law. Read more
15 MARCH 2018: Allison K. Lange an assistant professor at the Wentworth Institute of Technology, writes about the seven suffrage lessons modern feminists can learn from the suffragettes who fought for women's right to vote in the United States. Read more
15 FEBRUARY 2018: Gender inequality in the shipping industry is rife, with a 45% gender pay gap and a shocking 50% of female seafarers saying sexual harassment on board ships is “an issue”, writes Rachel Morgan from Spinnaker Global. Read more
7 FEBRUARY 2018: The truth is that if a woman is doing a job it is valued less, because we value her less. That is what sexism is all about. Read more
18 JANUARY 2018: If 2018 is to be the “Year of the Woman”, let us allow narratives of the female warrior neither to suppress her femaleness nor to dilute her achievements as a soldier, writes PhD candidate Rebecca Lees. Read more
4 JANUARY 2018: Fat Cat Thursday is also a story about the gender pay gap as so few of the highest earners are women, writes Sam Smethers. Read more
27 OCTOBER 2017: Sam Smethers digs beneath the headline gender pay gap averages to explain some further worrying numbers. Read more