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Events 08.02.2022 A shorter working week as part of green caring economy Press Releases The Government’s Social Care White Paper: ‘a good vision without a meaningful strategy for delivery’ Events 16.11.2021 Building Better Social Care UK Policy Briefings Revitalising Local Communities UK Policy Briefings Towards Gender Inclusive and Sustainable Transport Systems Events 19.05.2021 Conference Bringing a Caring Economy to the 4 Nations: Making gender budgeting work in practice Blog Women are better investors than men Blog ‘Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism And Other Arguments for Economic Independence’ (Kristen R. Ghodsee) A Review Events 30.09.2020 Creating a caring economy: a call to action Events 08.09.2020 ‘A care-led recovery and building back better’ online webinar Online webinar where policy experts discuss why a recovery from Coronavirus must centre care in order to build a fairer, more gender-equal economy Blog ‘The Economy’s Other Half’ (Heintz)- a review Events 20.05.2020 What would a Feminist Green New Deal look like? UK Policy Briefings An End to Austerity? What the Spending Review means for women Blog Promoting Gender Budgeting in Colombia WBG delivers a lecture at the first summer school in Latin America on gender and economics Blog Feminist Economics and Development: Dialogue with Diane Elson and WBG Press Releases Office for National Statistics data reveals: Life expectancy for women has fallen Toolkits A short guide to taxing for gender equality Produced by Oxfam with support from the Women’s Budget Group 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 The Likely Economic Impact of Brexit on Women: Lessons from Gender and Trade Research Women's Budget Group Director, Mary-Ann Stephenson and Economist Marzia Fontana contributed a chapter to the book Gender and Queer Perspectives on Brexit. Read the preview... 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 Blog Promoting Economic Pluralism A guest blog by Teresa Linzner from Promoting Economic Pluralism UK Budget Assessments 2018 Autumn Budget: WBG full analysis November 2018 Blog Women Count launch a huge success We share photos from our recent gender responsive budgeting reception Press Releases UK Government lagging behind in making budgets work for women 19th September 2018 Toolkits Women Count A casebook for Gender Responsive Budgeting groups Blog Gender and the Budget WBG member Susan Himmelweit talks to the Progressive Economy Forum about the 2018 Autumn Budget (Podcast) Events 19.09.2018 Gender Responsive Budgeting Reception The Living Room, City Hall, London, 6-9pm News Archive Media round-up: June 2018 Who's been talking about our work this month? Toolkits Gender Responsive Budgeting A comprehensive set of Gender Responsive Budgeting resources available to download and share for free. UK Policy Briefings The Equality impact of tax and benefit changes – why an impact assessment is needed December 2017 briefing 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. Events 10.10.2017 Report Launch: Intersecting Inequalities House of Commons, Committee Room 19, 4pm-5.30pm Blog Gender Budgeting in Scotland: A Work in Progress New special issue includes article on Gender Budgeting in Scotland Blog Plan F: Our General Election Manifesto Response Blog IMF Worldwide Review of Gender Budgeting Useful Links What is Gender Responsive Budgeting? We've put together a list of useful resources on gender responsive budgeting. Press Releases WBG publishes its full gender impact assessment of the 2017 Spring Budget 20th March 2017 UK Policy Briefings Tax treatment of savings and investments Ahead of the 2017 Spring Budget, WBG produced a briefing on the impact of changes in the tax treatment of savings and investments from a gender perspective Press Releases ‘Little to celebrate on International Women’s Day’, says the Women’s Budget Group 8th March 2017 Press Releases A missed opportunity to build a country that works for everyone 13th December 2016 UK Budget Assessments 2016 Autumn Financial Statement: Full WBG Analysis December 2016 UK Budget Assessments 2016 Autumn Financial Statement: WBG Briefing 2016 Autumn FS Blog Does the Treasury have something to hide? WBG immediate response to the Women & Equalities Committee report Toolkits Making your voice heard: A toolkit for local campaigning A toolkit to help women campaign and lobby locally on issues that are important to them. Blog Investing 2% of GDP in care industries could create 1.5 million jobs A new report launched today shows that investing public funds in childcare and elder care services is a worthwhile investment UK Policy Briefings How do election 2015 party manifestos measure up to a Plan F? A briefing (November, 2016) UK Policy Briefings To ensure economic recovery for women, we need Plan F Pre-Budget Briefing, September 2013 UK Policy Briefings Plan F: A feminist economic strategy for a caring and sustainable economy Pre-Budget Briefing, 2015 UK Policy Briefings Plan A has failed. It is time for Plan F Pre-Budget Briefing, March 2012
