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To mark International Day of Women & Girls in Science & St Brigid, our Embassy in Ireland hosted an event in Co Kildare, where Brigid established her monastery
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
This updated version of a previous 'History Note' tells the story of women in British diplomacy from the Foreign Office's formation in 1782 to the present day.
Inspirational women from across the country were invited to Downing Street last week to celebrate International Women’s Day 2024.
A look back on some of the female trailblazers in the legal industry for International Women's Day
This article discusses the Free to Be project initiated by Plan International in 2018.
Speech given by the Minister for Sport at the Westminster Insight conference on the future of women and girls sport
This paper includes examples from the early 20th century as well as in the aftermath of the Egyptian revolution of 2011.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
At the Education World Forum, Deputy Foreign Secretary Andrew Mitchell announced a £45 million higher education programme to support women and girls.
This paper reviews the literature on how linkages between women’s home and market work change through the structural transformation
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