Sexism and pop (or why sex and relationships education should be compulsory)
The world is a different place when I was growing up and listening to freshly pressed pop music.…
Women
This is a good week for Labour women – but the party can and must do more
I’m enormously proud of my Party – the Labour shadow cabinet now has 44% women compared to a…
“I pledge not to appear on an all-male panel,” say male Labour figures
Last week on this website, Kirstin Hay named and shamed the 34 all-male panels at Labour conference 2013.…
Experts attack government over midwife crisis and maternity rights
Maternity experts have said the Tories are playing ‘barefaced politics’ with maternity wards, and failing to address a…
Five top tips for female Labour activists, from Women’s Conference
Today at Labour Women’s Conference, panellist and author Melissa Benn summed up the Everyday Sexism session with a…
“UKIP are a bunch of middle-aged sexist men.” Labour MEP attacks Godfrey Bloom over ‘slut’ comments
Female Labour figures have attacked UKIP MEP Godfrey Bloom over his sexist comments today at Labour Women’s Conference. Yesterday…
The 34 all-male panels at Labour Conference are sexist. Vote with your feet and don’t attend
All-male panels at Labour Conference Fringe events don’t exist, right? They’re a thing of the past, a dinosaur…
Six ways Labour can win with women in 2015
So Labour Women’s Conference is this Saturday, and there’s one event that has caught my eye. It’s the…
Labour is winning women’s votes
Labour is winning more women’s votes than any other party, according to a recent poll published jointly by…
“In Brighton, no Labour women will be in calm down dear mode!” Harriet Harman celebrates Labour Women’s Conference
Anyone who hoped that the women’s movement had lost momentum or believed that there’s no fresh energy in…
