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Blog The ideological dangers of austerity – and why women are bearing the brunt of it Blog by Stephanie Gillibrand for our ECN 'Women and the Economy' series Blog Investment, Austerity, and Female Employment Blog post by Jessica Brown on our ECN 'Women and the Economy' blog series. Reports Housing for Women in Coventry Press Releases Report Launch: Housing for Women in Coventry New data from our report shows that in Coventry, property prices are 8.5 times women’s median salary, only 5.6 times men’s median salary. Press Releases WBG welcomes Labour announcement of free personal care for older people ‘We welcome plans for a national care service, free at the point of need. Successive governments’ failure to fund, and plan for, rising care needs adequately has pushed adult social care to breaking point.' UK Policy Briefings Women and the Spending Review August 2019 Events 04.09.2019 2019 Spending Review Viewing Date: 4th September 2019 Time: 12:00- 16:00 Venue: Voluntary Action Islington, 200A Pentonville Road, London N1 9JP Consultation Responses Submission to the Labour party’s National Policy Forum 2019 consultation August 2019 Reports A Home of Her Own: Housing and Women Press Releases Government’s roadmap to gender equality need to be paved with more than just good intentions. Blog Phillip Alston, UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty: WBG responds to his report on UK poverty Blog The Punitive Impact of Universal Credit on the Life Chances of Single Parents with Children Under 5 Blog A feminist analysis of neoliberalism and austerity policies in the UK Press Releases Office for National Statistics data reveals: Life expectancy for women has fallen Press Releases Promise of ‘end of austerity’ rings hollow: social security frozen for another year and public services are in crisis Women's Budget Group respond to the Spring Statement Reports Triple Whammy: the impact of local government cuts on women March 2019 Events 07.03.2019 Report launch: Triple Whammy – the impact of local government cuts on women Diskus Suite, Unite the Union, Unite House, 128 Theobald's Road, Holborn, London WC1X 8TN Blog Universal Credit: If the government want to create a welfare system that works for all then we need a radical redesign If the government is committed to ending austerity and reforming the welfare system to support the most vulnerable, then they must seek to understand the barriers that people in poverty face and why the welfare system is crucial in creating a more equal society. Blog ‘Gender-neutral’: Universal Credit Equality Impact Assessments Equality Impact Assessments can improve decision-making and and show if public bodies have considered equality Blog Austerity hits women harder A recording of our event with the Independent Expert on foreign debt & human rights Useful Links The impact of austerity on women A presentation by Professor Diane Elson Blog Instrumental gender approach ignores structural elephant in the room A guest blog by Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky, Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and human rights UK Policy Briefings 2018 WBG Briefing: Disabled Women and Austerity October 2018 Blog Intersecting Inequalities A new report from WBG and the Runnymede Trust looks at the impact of austerity on BME women Consultation Responses Submission to the OHCHR: The impact of economic reform policies on women’s human rights February 2018 UK Budget Assessments 2017 Autumn Budget: WBG full response November 2017 Press Releases Autumn Budget 2017 ‘tinkering at the margins’ says Women’s Budget Group 22nd November 2017 Reports Intersecting Inequalities A 2017 report from the WBG & The Runnymede Trust looking at the impact of austerity on BME women. UK Policy Briefings 2017 Pre-Budget Briefing: Social Security Our series of briefings on the gender impact of policy in 12 distinct areas ahead of the Autumn Budget 2017. Blog New report reveals huge racial disparities in income for ethnic minority women Events 10.10.2017 Report Launch: Intersecting Inequalities House of Commons, Committee Room 19, 4pm-5.30pm Press Releases New research shows Universal Credit failing the ‘just about managing’ 16th August 2017 Events 03.07.2017 Women and the Housing Crisis Workshop Committee Room 3, Lower Ground Floor, City Hall, London, SE1 2AA Blog What’s tax got to do with it? Events 22.05.2017 The General Election Women’s Hustings Monday 22 May, Chartered Insurance Institute, London, 6pm – 8pm Analysis Outcry over NICs hides the biggest losers of government tax and benefit policy Press Releases ‘Little to celebrate on International Women’s Day’, says the Women’s Budget Group 8th March 2017 Press Releases ‘There are no more efficiency savings to be had’, says Women’s Budget Group 1st March 2017 Events 08.03.2017 IWD Event: Gender Equality for a Sustainable Economy Wednesday 8th March, 5-7PM UK Budget Assessments 2016 Autumn Financial Statement: Full WBG Analysis December 2016 UK Budget Assessments 2016 Autumn Financial Statement: WBG Briefing 2016 Autumn FS Press Releases New research shows poverty, ethnicity & gender magnify the impact of austerity on BME women 28th November 2016 Press Releases 2016 AFS fails women who are just about managing 23rd November 2016 Press Releases Low income women to lose up to £2000 from tax and benefit changes 18th November 2016 Useful Links Women and austerity in the UK Women and those on low incomes have already borne the brunt of the first wave of austerity under the Coalition government Events 19.10.2016 Book Launch: Economics and Austerity in Europe Book launch for ‘Economics and austerity in Europe: Gendered impacts and sustainable alternatives’ Blog Corbyn vs. Smith How the Labour leadership candidates responded to 5 questions on gender equality Press Releases Rethinking austerity is overdue: it has hit women and ethnic minorities hardest 14th June 2016 Blog Budget 2016: Women paying for the Chancellor’s tax cuts A comprehensive assessment of how the 2016 Budget will impact on women and gender equality UK Budget Assessments 2016 Spring Budget: full analysis April 2016 UK Policy Briefings A cumulative gender impact assessment of ten years of austerity policies A March 2016 briefing from the UK Women’s Budget Group. Blog Policies of the Conservative Government to be more regressive than those of the Coalition A new briefing launched today by the UK Women’s Budget Group (March, 2016) Reports Here to Stay: Women’s self-employment in a (post) austerity era March 2016 Blog Parliament debates impact of austerity on women 9 December 2015: Topics covered in the debate, which lasted three hours, included the gender pay gap, benefit changes, and occupational segregation Toolkits Women vs Local Cuts: a toolkit for women’s groups Challenging Gender Equality Impact Assessments and Local Government Budgets - a free toolkit for women's groups
