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Osborne’s recovery is an illusion, women still feel the pinch
Osborne's Autumn Financial Statement neglects women's struggles, lacks social service investment, exacerbates income inequality.
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Media Round-Up: August 2022
Media Round-Up for August 2022
With the cost of living hitting virtually everyone, it is unsurprising that it has been the focus of much media attention.
- The New Statesman quoted Sara Reis on How inflation is worse for women
- Vicky Spratt’s new book Tenants features research from WBG. You can read a review here: Book review: ‘To be a tenant in Britain today is to try everything in your power to hold on to your sense of security, often clutching at straws’
- Bristol Women’s Voice shared our research in their piece How Covid-19 has impacted women’s employment
- A more positive look is New Economics Foundation’s report on A Gender Equal Living Incomequotes our work on social security
- Women’s Grid commented on the Shared Parental Leave scheme: Missing: reform of Shared Parental Leave – Maternity Action
- News NCR also quoted our ‘shock-absorbers of poverty’ line: Liz Truss vs Rishi Sunak: Where do they stand on girls’s points?
- The Women’s Resource Centre wrote a useful piece on The funding landscape for women’s voluntary and community organisations in London
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