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Minister for Women and Equalities Penny Mordaunt speech at the Stonewall Workplace Conference London 2019.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
More than 8,000 private sector employers published their gender pay gap data by the reporting deadline last night (12am – Thursday 4 April).
Minister for Equalities Baroness Williams speech at the LGBT Conference 2019
Minister for Women and Equalities Penny Mordaunt has today appointed the first ever National Adviser for LGBT Health in the NHS, and Advisory Panel - fulfilling the Government’s commitment to improving lives as set out in th…
International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt's speech in Washington DC on International Women's Day 2019.
Police officers and police staff investigators who have left the force to start a family, or care for a relative or a friend, will be able to return to permanent jobs through a new project launched today (5th March) by Minis…
Full transcript of speech delivered by Penny Mordaunt at Church House on 4th March 2019
Ahead of International Women’s Day, Minister for Women and Equalities and Secretary of State for International Development, Penny Mordaunt, will today (4 March) announce a new UK government campaign to break the silence and …
Full transcript of Elysia McCaffrey's opening statement to CEDAW Committee on 26 February 2019
Two new pieces of guidance published to help employers identify potential causes of the gender pay gap and develop an effective action plan to tackle it.
Victims of domestic abuse, homelessness or substance abuse, will be supported to return to work by a new government fund, launched today (7 Feb) by the Minister for Women and Equalities Penny Mordaunt.
Twelve organisations helping to improve the lives of LGBT people have won government funding
Today (17 January 2019) the Government Equalities Office is launching a call for evidence on the experiences of people who have variations in sex characteristics.
A package of 12 announcements has been launched today to tackle sexual harassment at work, including consultations on legal protections and on additional protections for volunteers and interns.
The unveiling marks exactly 100 years since some women first went to the ballot boxes and stood as candidates in a general election in the United Kingdom
Women and Equalities Minister, Penny Mordaunt launched an interim fund worth £250,000 to help cover disability-related expenses so people can stand in elections
The ‘Five years on’ report finds more women in work, remaining in work and progressing to senior positions, than in 2013.
Minister for Women and Equalities Penny Mordaunt: Speech at Bright Blue’s Women in Work conference on 21 November
Minister for Women and Equalities Penny Mordaunt will today (21 November) announce a fundamental shift in focus for the Government Equalities Office.
Today on International Men’s Day, the Government Equalities Office will commission new research which will look at stereotypical expectations of men and boys.
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