Laura Smith: Politics isn’t geared up for people like me – but by being in parliament I can make a difference
The most common questions I am asked is how do you do this job with young children? How…
Women
Jude Kirton-Darling: Leaving the EU must not mean leaving women behind
In 2018 a monumental anniversary will take place – Britain will celebrate a century of voting rights for…
How do we solve Labour’s problem with women? We need bold structural reform.
Every time a position opens in the Labour Party, be it leader, minister, CLP officer, or in this…
Labour’s shortfall in women councillors revealed in new report
More than 3,000 more women councillors must be elected if England is to achieve a gender balance in…
Long-Bailey and Onwurah: Only Labour will deliver economic equality for women
By Rebecca Long-Bailey and Chi Onwurah Business – it’s a man’s world, right? That’s what we were historically…
Alice Perry: How Labour Party women’s forums can encourage the next generation of female activists
The 2017 general election sees the highest number of female candidates contesting parliamentary seats. This is an important…
Paula Sherriff: All-women shortlists have made a real difference – the next step must be to have a female Labour leader
Labour women down the decades who became MPs have paved the way for others to follow in their…
There are huge challenges facing WASPI women in the battle for justice – but together they can be overcome
As we celebrate International Women’s Day, and pay tribute to the millions of women still fighting to achieve…
Sarah Champion: Forget about blokes and beer – today women are achieving real change in the trade union movement
This is the full speech delivered today by Sarah Champion, shadow secretary of state for women and equalities, at…
Unite: Whatever Hammond says today, the Tories refuse to reverse the cuts hitting women and the poor the hardest
As the chancellor, Philip Hammond, gets ready to deliver his Budget today, he would do well to remember…
