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On Friday, after eight months of campaigning, Labour’s hard-fought NEC elections will close. I launched my campaign by highlighting the cultural problems we face as a party and the steps we need to take to ensure everyone feels welcome and…
Labour women MPs have been speaking out about the need for women’s voices to be heard in the referendum debate and explaining why remaining in the EU makes sense for women. But with just over a week until polls close, it’s important that…
A few weeks ago the Young Fabians launched their Women in Leadership series which highlights women’s significant under-representation in positions of leadership across a range of industries and seeks to identify constructive ways to change…
Labour Women’s Network (LWN) has demanded “urgent action” from the party following their research on women’s representation in local government. In a report published today, it is revealed that Labour councils are failing to enforce gender…
Political parties are complicit in putting young women off politics and it has to stop. That means changing our culture, stamping out sexism and supporting young women members to get involved. Nearly half of young women say they want to…
International Women’s Day shouldn’t be the only day when women’s voices are amplified in the media and politics. What women want should be right at the heart of policy making. That’s why I welcome the campaign that Gloria de Piero and Kate…
By Ivana Bartoletti and Seema Malhotra MP Today marks the 11th Anniversary of the Fabian Women’s Network. We are incredibly proud of our achievements and of the Fabian women who are blazing a trail in all walks of life. We know that gender…
As a member of Labour’s NEC I’ve consistently campaigned to ensure Labour practises what it preaches on equality. I’m proud of what I’ve achieved but there’s still a very long way to go, which is why I’m standing to be a Constituency Labour…
Women still face huge barriers to representation in the Labour Party, including facing a greater deterrence than men from the cost of standing and scrutiny of their private lives. New research from the Fabian Society released today lays…
Yvette Cooper will today call on the government to tackle online misogyny, as she launches a campaign to champion women's voices online. The former Home Secretary will today speak to Labour Women's Conference in Brighton where she will…
Jeremy Corbyn's recent commitment to a 50% female shadow cabinet and working towards 50% of Labour M.P's being female is yet another important and welcome policy aimed at tackling gender inequality from the Corbyn camp. But, the question of…
The waiting is nearly over. Today ballot papers will go out to Labour Party members, affiliated supporters and registered supporters to cast our votes in the leadership and deputy leadership elections. As a Labour activist and feminist I…
