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UK Policy Briefings Trade and Health: a Gendered Analysis Events 29.06.2022 Trade and Health through a feminist lens Blog The WTO’s Gendered Comeback: Gender Concerns at the 12th Ministerial Conference Blog LAUNCH: Global Partnerships & Learning Programme Blog Open call to join Pool of Trainers (Gender-Responsive Budgeting) Blog Why a Green New Deal Must be Feminist Press Releases Chancellor’s big moment missed the mark, especially for women Reports Creating a Caring Economy: A Call to Action This report explores how we can build back better after coronavirus through exploring what kind of world do we want to create? What kind of economy do we want to make? Blog UK Approach to Trade Negotiations with the EU: a Disappointing Start Professor James Harrison from the University of Warwick explains why the Government's approach is disappointing for those who want to see labour and environmental regulations front and centre of all future trade deals. Blog UK-EU Negotiations: what it says and what it means for women Events 31.01.2020 Event: Can Free Trade Agreements help secure gender equality and social justice? Blog Investment, Austerity, and Female Employment Blog post by Jessica Brown on our ECN 'Women and the Economy' blog series. UK Policy Briefings General Election 2019: Towards an Economy which Works for Women UK Policy Briefings What does Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal mean for women? UK Policy Briefings WBG response to the Queen’s speech – October 2019 Blog Dear Liz Truss, focus on trading towards gender equality September 2019 UK Policy Briefings Gender sensitive trade policy September 2019 UK Policy Briefings Operation Yellowhammer: briefing from the Women’s Budget Group Blog ‘Operation Yellowhammer’ leak: what does it mean for women? Analysing the gendered impact of a no deal Brexit Events 12.09.2019 POSTPONED: WBG seminar: Gender and Trade Agreements This event has been postponed. We will be rescheduling. Consultation Responses Submission to the Labour party’s National Policy Forum 2019 consultation August 2019 Blog How Women Made the West Rich – a lesson from economic history A blog by Dr Victoria Bateman on women's freedom and economic prosperity. Blog Podcast: Brexit Breakdown Our Director, Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson sat down with UK in a Changing Europe to discuss the impact of Brexit on women and women's participation during the EU Referendum. IAFFE conference Glasgow 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 Women’s Budget Group position on Brexit With the Article 50 deadline looming there is an urgent need to extend the negotiation period and to develop deliberative mechanisms to involve a wider range of voices, and in particular the voices of women and other marginalised groups. 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 Why older women’s economic empowerment matters for international development A guest blog by Kate Horstead, Policy Advisor at Age International Blog Government must take urgent action on poverty WBG response to findings of UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty Events 04.12.2018 How does austerity impact on women’s human rights? NYU London, 6 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3RA, 10am – 12.00pm Consultation Responses Consultations on Trade Negotiations Submission to the Department for International Trade (October 2018) UK Policy Briefings 2018 WBG Briefing: Trade and Investment October 2018 Blog Women for a People’s Vote A guest blog by Rachel Franklin, Director of Women for a People's Vote Press Releases UK Government lagging behind in making budgets work for women 19th September 2018 Consultation Responses Extreme Poverty Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty & Human Rights in the UK(September 2018) Blog Brexit, Work and Women A guest blog by Agnes Norris Keiller from the Institute for Fiscal Studies. Press Releases Brexit risks ‘turning the clock back on gender equality’ 27th March 2018 Reports Exploring the economic impact of Brexit on women Our 2018 report with Fawcett Society and the #FaceHerFuture campaign reveals damaging economic impact of Brexit on women. Toolkits Gender Responsive Budgeting A comprehensive set of Gender Responsive Budgeting resources available to download and share for free. Consultation Responses Submission to the OHCHR: The impact of economic reform policies on women’s human rights February 2018 Events 27.03.2018 Report Launch: Exploring the economic impact of Brexit on women House of Lords, Committee Room 4A, 6:45pm – 8pm UK Policy Briefings Autumn Budget 2017: Pre-Budget Briefings Ahead of the 2017 Autumn Budget, the UK Women’s Budget Group have written a series of briefings on the gender impact of policy in 12 distinct areas. UK Policy Briefings 2017 Pre-Budget Briefing: Brexit Our series of briefings on the gender impact of policy in 12 distinct areas ahead of the Autumn Budget 2017. Blog Gender Budgeting in Scotland: A Work in Progress New special issue includes article on Gender Budgeting in Scotland Blog General Election Blogs Blog IMF Worldwide Review of Gender Budgeting Events 22.05.2017 The General Election Women’s Hustings Monday 22 May, Chartered Insurance Institute, London, 6pm – 8pm Events 09.05.2017 What will Brexit mean for Women? Tuesday 9 May 2017, LSE Old Building (room OLD.3.28), 11am - 1pm Blog Scottish Government commits to splitting payments of Universal Credit Press Releases Protecting equality post Brexit WBG welcomes recommendations of the Women and Equalities Select Committee (28th February 2017). Events 08.03.2017 IWD Event: Gender Equality for a Sustainable Economy Wednesday 8th March, 5-7PM Reports Investing in the Care Economy A 2017 report by WBG for the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and UN Women. 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 If ‘Brexit means Brexit’ what will that mean for women? We review some of the questions that the vote to leave the EU has raised. Useful Links Brexit: Writings by WBG members A collection of articles on Brexit by WBG members (2016)
