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WBG member Susan Himmelweit talks to the Progressive Economy Forum about the 2018 Autumn Budget (Podcast)
Want a fresh take on the Autumn Budget? Tune into Progressive Economy Forum’s new podcast series “Budget 2018: Progressive Perspectives”
Each episode explores an alternative lens through which we can understand and analyse economic policy.
In this episode, founding chair of the Women’s Budget Group, Professor Susan Himmelweit, talks to PEF about the importance of looking at the Budget and wider economic policy through the lens of gender – not just for women, who have been disproportionately harmed by austerity, but for the economy and society as a whole.
You can listen to and download the podcast via Soundcloud below:
While physical infrastructure receives attention, there's a lack of focus on affordable housing, disproportionately affecting women.
Background briefing from the UK Women’s Budget Group.
In partnership with The Young Women’s Trust, this briefing sets out the situation of young women in the economy.
The Women’s Budget Group has made a submission to the Labour Party’s National Policy Forum 2020