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Writing in the Sunday Telegraph, the Foreign Secretary says the UK has always been at its best as an outward-looking nation confident in its ability to compete.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will meet the Iranian Foreign Minister Amir Abdollahian at the UN General Assembly in New York today (20 September 2021).
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss travels to the US ahead of United Nations General Assembly.
Women are more likely to leave a job because of a longer commute, but a man is more content to travel longer for higher pay - inflaming the gender pay gap.
Parents are to receive a helping hand to balance work and life from a brand new jobs scheme to be launched tomorrow (2 September 2019) by Amber Rudd.
Prominent social media influencers such as Harnaam Kaur, Ashley James and Stevie Grice-Hart will today (24 July) attend an event hosted by the Government Equalities Office (GEO) to discuss tackling negative body image.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
New legislation will tackle the misuse of Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), also known as confidentiality clauses, in the workplace – including those being used to cover up sexual harassment, racial discrimination and assaul…
Minister for Women and Equalities Penny Mordaunt speech at the launch of the Women's Empowerment Roadmap on 3 July 2019.
Minister for Women & Equalities, Penny Mordaunt, will today set out her vision for gender equality in the UK with the publication of ‘Gender equality at all stages: A roadmap for change’.
Minister for Women and Equalities, Penny Mordaunt, announced today that 7 organisations in England have been awarded funding to support innovative projects which aim to help women back into work.
We are seeking applications from high calibre individuals for the vacant position of the Wales Commissioner at the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
On Menstrual Hygiene Day (28 May) Minister for Women and Equalities, Penny Mordaunt, has announced two co-chairs to help lead the government’s new Period Poverty Taskforce.
Minister for Women and Equalities Penny Mordaunt speech at the Stonewall Workplace Conference London 2019.
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 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…
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 …
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.
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.
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