This fabulous competition to support #FemaleFounders closes on Monday! Tell @crowdfunderuk about your business in 200 words to enter. Weekend plans anyone?
Please, help her and the thousands of victims across the UK to get the justice and peace they deserve as citizens of this country. Let's show the world that we have values and are willing to listen to women's voices. #MeToo#TimesUp
This is a cause very close to my heart. A friend of mine was assaulted and the police have repeatedly traumatised her, said there was no way her statement could be true, asked for her phone and laptop, and threatened to close her case.
The CPS is failing women who've been raped - there has been a catastrophic drop in prosecutions and women are demanding justice. We’re mounting a legal challenge and we need your help. Please give if you can and share everywhere. #RapeJusticeFail https://t.co/GgkjiwMPJc
She has not had therapy for her trauma all this time because she has been told that everything she discloses could be used against her in court. She is forced to choose between healing and justice. Her case is not unique. The system is silencing women.
The average female pensioner is £7,000 a year worse off than her male counterpart. Here’s what else you need to know about the gender pensions gap: https://t.co/MFAposWCaa #genderpensionsgap#womeninbusiness
NEW: @KamalaHarris unveils historic plan to end the gender pay gap and hold corporations accountable for equal pay. Would require companies prove they aren’t engaging in pay discrimination or face fines: 1% of profits for every 1% pay gap.
https://t.co/hdDz4hWu8O
The new Congress that convened in Spain on Tuesday has the highest number of female deputies in the country’s history: 166. This makes Spanish parliament the EU leader in gender parity, and the fifth in the world according to figures from UN Women https://t.co/t9MTpwmgJA
Those UK energy board stats in full. Over 40% of top 80 companies still have no women on their boards at all. You can check out how each company performs here https://t.co/uPtk4zduUq #PfWConf#genderbalance#womenonboards
“At the heart of @GiveUsAShout will be an incredible national volunteer community, one which needs to grow to allow us to support more people in crisis." — The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and The Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
More on #GiveUsAShout: https://t.co/RcjyB8QaB0
Proud to call myself a #CrisisVolunteer and part of the @giveusashout family! Please consider joining as a volunteer and making a difference to people's lives 💪 #giveusashout https://t.co/APxV55RFDd
We're excited that today The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have launched Shout, a 24/7 crisis text service, as a legacy of @heads_together. The Duke of Cambridge recorded this national appeal for #volunteers to help us support more people.
Upskirting is criminal behaviour.
It will not be tolerated.
The #UpskirtingLaw comes into force today.
Take pictures under anyone’s clothes, without their consent, and face:
➡️ Two years in prison
➡️ Being placed on the sex offenders register
https://t.co/ot9XFQVvil
#ItsNotOK
It's official: South Korea will abandon its 66-year-long ban on abortion as the Constitutional Court ruled today the criminal laws banning abortion unconstitutional, saying the laws "excessively infringe upon women's rights to choose."
Congratulations to @ZuzanaCaputova who has become Slovakia's first female president! Your success is an inspiration to us all 👏🙌 https://t.co/j3vSc4TKSn
The mathematician Karen Uhlenbeck, winner of the Abel Prize, has taken the study of bubbles to a higher dimension. Many higher dimensions, in fact. https://t.co/HHRkewRIhN
Mumsnet calling for large employers to have to publish their parental leave policies. Shamefully, 8 out of 10 of users surveyed said they thought asking about policies “would make a job offer less likely”. @Justine_Roberts FT article here https://t.co/9B3Z0wf6LQ