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How women will shape the general election Press Releases With 25% of women currently undecided, women’s votes will swing the next general election Press Releases Gender wealth gap soars to 42% by age 64 with staggering 177% disparity in shares and severe long-term economic impact on women, warns Women’s Budget Group Reports Why taxation of wealth is a feminist issue: A gendered analysis of wealth in Great Britain A report by the Women's Budget Group Open Letters Chwarae Teg Closure – Statement from the 4 Nations WBGs Press Releases We need a feminist approach to tackling inflation WBG’s response to the Bank of England’s interest rate announcement UK Policy Briefings Gender and Monetary Policy A briefing from the Women’s Budget Group Press Releases Women’s Budget Group Response to Prime Minister Changing of Green Policies Blog Are Other Nations Outpacing the UK in Childcare? A blog by Ebyan Abdirahman, Research and Policy Officer at the Women's Budget Group Press Releases WBG says UK Government lags behind OECD peers’ ambitions for early education and childcare Press Releases Early Education and Childcare Coalition: 42% of Britons say early years reform will influence their vote at the next general election Open Letters Joint letter to Information Commissioner on Treasury Transparency UK Policy Briefings Early Education and Childcare in the UK and Beyond: Key Challenges and Lessons A two-part briefing from the Women’s Budget Group exploring key challenges facing the UK’s early education and childcare alongside lessons from international examples, with a summary of both Early Education and Childcare Coalition Events 10.10.2023 Party Conference fringe events: Not your average voter? How women will shape the next general election Reports The Census and Feminism: How Census 2021 Data Benefits Feminist Analysis and Activism A joint report by the Women's Budget Group and the Global Institute for Women's Leadership UK Policy Briefings A feminist approach to macroeconomics Briefing from the Women’s Budget Group Press Releases WBG says funding childcare and early years is vital to economic growth, but can only be achieved with adequate support for those on low incomes Open Letters Government “must go further” on flexible working rights Open Letters Together Against Charging: Trade Union and Migrant Org Statement Blog Bridging the Gender Data Gap Reflections from Ilaria Esposito who attended WBG's Census Day Event Blog Women’s Budget Groups in Glasgow Reflections of each of the Women’s Budget Groups, as well as an overview of what was highlighted in our cross-nation state of play discussions. UK Policy Briefings The two-child limit to means tested benefits Briefing from the Women’s Budget Group Reports Gender Gaps in Access to Civil Legal Justice A survey of support services in England and Wales Press Releases Gender Gaps in Access to Civil Legal Justice: New Report Reveals Alarming Disadvantages Faced by Women Open Letters Equalities Minister Kemi Badenoch: Reconsider Announcements on Parental Leave Press Releases Women’s Budget Group says Labour should promote investment in the early years Open Letters Joint statement on ‘The digital pound: A new form of money for households and businesses?’ UK Policy Briefings Cost Of Living Briefing Series Press Releases Equality rights groups call for Treasury transparency Blog Unleashing the Power of Census Data Reflections from Erin Parker Leonard who attended WBG's Census Day Event Toolkits How to use Census 2021 data UK Policy Briefings Why Wealth Tax is a Feminist Issue Press Releases WBG urges the Labour Party not to lose ambition on childcare Consultation Responses WBG Submission to the Financial Resilience APPG June 2023 Press Releases WBG says we should develop a National Care Service we can be as proud of as we are the NHS Press Releases WBG welcomes funding boost for childcare in Universal Credit but it remains insufficient to meet actual cost of childcare today Consultation Responses WBG Submission to the Low Pay Commission May 2023 Press Releases Breaking Down the Census: Feminist Organisations join forces to bring raw data to life and move one step closer to bridging the Gender Data Gap Events How the census can help bridge the gender data gap Press Releases £88.7bn per year: the cost of barriers to paid work for women Consultation Responses WBG Submission to Labour National Policy Forum Consultation 2023 Press Releases WBG’s response to the Spring Statement 2023 News Media Round-Up: March 2023 UK Policy Briefings Spring Budget 2023 Pre-Budget Briefings News Media Round-Up: January 2023 Blog Activism to End Violence against Women and Girls Press Releases WBG’s response to the Autumn Statement 2022: The budget means real terms cuts to public services that will hurt people and the economy Press Releases WBG warns against austerity 2.0, a triple whammy for women UK Policy Briefings A Green and Caring Economy Press Releases A Green and Caring Economy: a feminist vision for tackling the climate crisis and transforming the economy Press Releases WBG analysis finds cuts to benefits would drive over 100,000 lone parents and 200,000 children into poverty UK Policy Briefings Who loses from benefit uprating changes? A gendered analysis Press Releases WBG’s response to Labour’s childcare announcement Press Releases WBG’s response to the mini-budget announcement on 23 September 2022 Press Releases The energy cap freeze is welcome but there is a long way to go Press Releases A one-off energy cap is not enough Press Releases Women at high risk of job loss as fuel crisis hits small businesses UK Policy Briefings The Cost Crisis: a Gendered Analysis Events 13.09.2022 Caregiving dads, breadwinning mums UK Policy Briefings Sustainable lifestyle changes for a green and caring economy Press Releases WBG’s response to the Government’s consultation on childcare ratios UK Policy Briefings Trade and Health: a Gendered Analysis UK Policy Briefings The Income Crisis: 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 Press Releases WBG’s response to the Chancellor’s cost-of-living support package UK Policy Briefings Managing Risk Through Security: Social security’s contribution to tackling climate change and gender inequality UK Policy Briefings Labour Market Changes for a Green and Caring Economy Events 23.05.2022 Protecting Women’s Incomes with a Green, Caring Economy Press Releases WBG’s response to the Queen’s Speech 2022 Press Releases Women’s Budget Group supports the call for an Emergency Budget UK Budget Assessments WBG Full Response to the Spring Statement 2022 UK Budget Assessments The gendered impact on incomes of two measures to tackle cost-of-living crisis Press Releases WBG Response to the Spring Statement 2022 UK Policy Briefings The gendered impact of the cost-of-living crisis UK Policy Briefings Spring Budget 2022 Pre-Budget Briefings UK Policy Briefings Revitalising Local Communities Events 04.11.2021 Why do we need a feminist approach to tackling the climate crisis? Events 07.10.2021 Revitalising local communities across the UK – for people and planet Press Releases WBG media statement for Government social care announcement Press Releases Government plan to remove the £20 uplift to Universal Credit is out of step with young Conservative voters UK Policy Briefings Post-pandemic aspirations: Young people call on the government to invest to secure a better future Reports The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on young women on low incomes UK Policy Briefings Rethinking Housing Supply and Design Blog Complete the survey: How’s your childcare? Blog Call for Papers – 3rd Annual Early Career Network Conference 3rd Annual Early Career Network Conference Press Releases Data shows that 64,0000 childcare places have been lost during the winter lockdowns Blog LAUNCH: Global Partnerships & Learning Programme Blog Open call to join Pool of Trainers (Gender-Responsive Budgeting) Press Releases Self-employed women are losing out on Government support Press Releases Only 38% of women in the UK believe the Government’s Covid 19 response has focused on issues that matter most to them Press Releases Disabled mothers three times more likely to have lost work during the pandemic UK Budget Assessments A missed opportunity to ‘Build Back Better’ Our response to the Spring Budget 2021 UK Budget Assessments Spring Budget 2021 -Our Initial Response Press Releases WBG responds to the Spring 2021 Budget announcements Feminist Green New Deal UK Policy Briefings Shared Parental Leave reform Events 11.03.2021 WHY THE GREEN NEW DEAL MUST BE FEMINIST! Open Letters Redundancy protection: joint letter to Secretary of State for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Open Letters Response to the Women and Equalities Select Committee report on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on women Press Releases 3 in 10 low-income families have lost hours at work because of the pandemic Blog ONS Labour Market Statistics (January 2021) Reports Lessons Learned: Where Women Stand at the Start of 2021 Events 19.02.2021 Autumn/Winter Webinar Series: Shared Parental Leave UK Policy Briefings Distribution of Money within the Household and Current Social Security Issues for Couples in the UK Press Releases Mothers on the lowest incomes are eight times more at risk of losing their job due to school closures in the UK UK Policy Briefings Lockdown 2021: Immediate Actions Needed Press Releases 62% of disabled mothers and 53% of single parents are worried about making ends meet this Christmas UK Budget Assessments Response to the Spending Review 2020 Press Releases Chancellor’s big moment missed the mark, especially for women UK Policy Briefings Policy Briefings on Coronavirus and Inequalities Press Releases On Equal Pay Day: HMRC data prompts concern of ‘gender furlough gap’ Press Releases We can no longer ignore the business case for reducing the number of women in prison Press Releases First results from new study examining the impact of COVID-19 on working-class women in the UK published today Press Releases New polling: Public wants an economy that prioritises care and equality and they are willing to pay more tax for this WBG Commission on a Gender-Equal Economy 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 Press Releases Crisis of care for women in England as lock down lifts New data shows that childcare costs between a fifth and a quarter of women’s salaries. Reports Covid-19 Report- The Impact on Women in Coventry This report explores the key gendered impacts of the Covid-19 crisis on women in the UK, with a focus on the city of Coventry. Press Releases WBG response to Chancellor’s ‘economic update’: Investment welcome but insufficient as WBG data shows investment in care could create over 2 million jobs Press Releases WBG responds to the Prime Minister’s speech: Invest in care to create jobs and growth Investment in Scandinavian-style universal care would create more than 2 million jobs Press Releases Disabled women under “immense pressure” during lockdown Press Releases New data reveals “crisis of support” for BAME women Half of disabled or retired BAME women say they do not know where to go for help vs 1 in 5 white women UK Policy Briefings Response to the Government’s Covid-19 Recovery ‘Roadmap’ Press Releases WBG response to the Prime Minister’s statement on easing the lockdown Press Releases Half of parents with young children ‘struggling to make ends meet’ Reports Migrant Women and the Economy Press Releases Report Launch: Covid-19: No safety net for migrant women UK Policy Briefings Easing Lockdown: potential problems for women A briefing from the UK Women's Budget Group. Events 05.05.2020 ‘Migrant Women and the Economy’ digital report launch Analysis Spirals of Inequality Watch our short clip on why the economy does not work for women and why we must do things differently. Unpaid work is at the heart of gender inequality. Women do 60% more unpaid work and earn 43% less than men. Press Releases Crises Collide: Women and Covid-19 Our latest briefing sets out the immediate impact that Covid- 19 crisis is having on women that needs to be addressed. 'At the end of this immediate emergency we cannot return to business as usual.' UK Policy Briefings Crises Collide: Women and Covid-19 Press Releases Low paid women at highest risk of exposure to Covid 19 There are over 3 million people in jobs at high risk of exposure to Covid 19 in the UK – 77% of them are women. UK Policy Briefings Briefing: Covid-19 – Gender and other Equality Issues Blog Covid-19 Crisis: Questions for the Chancellor Press Releases Budget 2020: Massive increase in public spending but no action to address crisis in social care and rising child poverty UK Policy Briefings Pre-Budget Briefings 2020 Our series of briefings on the gender impact of policy in a number of distinct areas. Consultation Responses Submission to HM Treasury Budget Representation 2020 Blog Social Care Is In Crisis: We Need A National Care Service Our social care system is in crisis and women are bearing the brunt. Blog No, Universal Credit is not ‘gender neutral’ Any reform of the social security system should be subject to a meaningful equality impact assessment. Blog Calling all candidates: tax justice is gender justice We need to think about tax in a different way – as a vital source of funding for public services. 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.' Events 18.09.2019 Intersectionality in Feminist Economics panel Unite the Union, London, WC1X 8TN, 18:30 – 19:45 Press Releases WBG responds to the Spending Review We now know that the end of austerity just means no more cuts. But the women who have been hit the hardest won’t believe that austerity has ended until they see an improvement in public services they rely on. Events 18.09.2019 AGM 2019 and Management Committee Election Unite the Union, London WC1X 8TN, 5-6:30pm 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 Events 27.09.2019 Coventry report launch: A Home of Her Own: Housing and Women 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 Consultation Responses Submission to the Commission on Social Security July 2019 Blog Promoting Gender Budgeting in Colombia WBG delivers a lecture at the first summer school in Latin America on gender and economics Press Releases EXCLUSIVE DATA: Housing is unaffordable for women in every English region Press Releases Government’s roadmap to gender equality need to be paved with more than just good intentions. Blog Tell the new Prime Minister: tax cuts turn back the clock on gender equality Blog “The gap between vision and reality is huge”: How social security is failing women across the 4 nations Consultation Responses Submission to the Low Pay Commission consultation Reports Benefits or barriers? Making social security work for survivors of violence and abuse across the UK’s four nations Press Releases Report launch: Government’s commitments in Domestic Abuse Bill undermined by the social security system Blog Phillip Alston, UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty: WBG responds to his report on UK poverty Events 05.06.2019 Commission on a Gender-Equal Economy drop-in session Blog A feminist analysis of neoliberalism and austerity policies in the UK 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 Useful Links Twenty-first Century Councils A toolkit enabling and supporting women, parents and carers to stand and serve in local government Toolkits A short guide to taxing for gender equality Produced by Oxfam with support from the Women’s Budget Group Reports Triple Whammy: the impact of local government cuts on women March 2019 Events 13.03.2019 2019 Spring Statement Viewing Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, Kings Place, 90 York Way, Kings Cross, London N1 9AG Press Releases WBG welcomes Select Committee recommendation that Treasury assess equality impact And calls on Treasury to act in time for 2019 Spending Review 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 Press Releases WBG welcomes Amber Rudd’s announcements on Universal Credit, but underlying problems still remain 11 January 2019 Blog A Christmas Round-up We look back at what we've achieved in 2018 Blog Going, going, gone: The unrelenting destruction of our social infrastructure A guest blog by Hilary Land, Emeritus Professor at the University of Bristol 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 Blog Promoting Economic Pluralism A guest blog by Teresa Linzner from Promoting Economic Pluralism Blog Discrimination Within The Banking System Targets Women A guest blog by Helena McAleer News Archive Media Round-up: October 2018 Who's been talking about the WBG this month? 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) Blog Women for a People’s Vote A guest blog by Rachel Franklin, Director of Women for a People's Vote UK Policy Briefings 2018 Autumn Budget: Pre-Budget Policy Briefings Our series of briefings on the gender impact of policy in a number of distinct areas ahead of the Autumn Budget 2018 Early-Career Network Blog Women Count launch a huge success We share photos from our recent gender responsive budgeting reception Blog Transforming Care OpenDemocracy publishes a new eBook outlining a new vision for Britain's economy Blog Rethinking low pay and in-work poverty Fran Bennett clears up the confusion around low pay and in-work poverty. 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) Toolkits Feminist Economics resources A set of easy and accessible resources on feminist economics, free to download. Reports The Female Face of Poverty Our 2018 report looking at the causes and consequences of economic deprivation for women. Blog Brexit, Work and Women A guest blog by Agnes Norris Keiller from the Institute for Fiscal Studies. Events 12.06.2018 Why does tax matter for equality between women and men? The Wilson Room, Portcullis House, 2pm Press Releases Spring Statement 2018 13th March 2018 Resources #MoreWomenInEcon campaign resources A campaign to ask governments and universities to do more to address the lack of women in economics. 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. UK Policy Briefings Universal Credit and Financial Abuse WBG and EVAW 2018 briefing on Universal Credit and financial abuse. 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 Blog Debt is not a crime: reviewing imprisonment for council tax non-payment A guest blog by Naima Sakande from the Centre for Criminal Appeals. Blog What is Feminist Economics? We look at just what exactly 'feminist economics' means... Press Releases Autumn Budget 2017 ‘tinkering at the margins’ says Women’s Budget Group 22nd November 2017 Events 22.11.2017 Members invited to review Autumn Budget 2017 Barrow Cadbury Trust, 12pm – 3pm 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: Taxation Our series of briefings on the gender impact of policy in 12 distinct areas ahead of the Autumn Budget 2017. Events 10.10.2017 Report Launch: Intersecting Inequalities House of Commons, Committee Room 19, 4pm-5.30pm Events 18.10.2017 Come to our AGM! UNISON, 4pm - 6.30pm Blog Recruiting for a Research and Policy Officer Blog Recruiting for an Administrator Blog Public Sector Equality Duty Evidence Blog Gender Budgeting in Scotland: A Work in Progress New special issue includes article on Gender Budgeting in Scotland 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? Blog Plan F: Our General Election Manifesto Response Blog The General Election 2017 Blog General Election 2017 blog: What about social care? Useful Links What is Gender Responsive Budgeting? We've put together a list of useful resources on gender responsive 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 Consultation Responses Submission to Government’s Industrial Strategy Consultation April 2017 UK Policy Briefings Social care: A system in crisis WBG's 2017 briefing on the crisis in social care 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 UK Policy Briefings Violence Against Women and Girls: 2017 Spring Budget briefing Ahead of the 2017 Spring Budget, WBG produced a background briefing on the key policy issues impacting Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG). UK Policy Briefings Childcare: Key policy issues Ahead of the 2017 Spring Budget, the UK Women’s Budget Group produced a briefing on the key policy issues impacting childcare. 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 UK Policy Briefings Background briefing: Social Security Ahead of the 2017 Spring Budget, the UK Women’s Budget Group has written a briefing on the impact of cuts to social security benefits on women since 2010. Events 01.03.2017 A Budget that Works for Women: Keynote and panel discussion with Sarah Champion MP Wednesday 1 March 2017, 32 Lincoln’s Inn Fields (Rooms 32LIF.1.04 and 1.05), 9am - 11am Events 08.03.2017 Join WBG to view the 2017 Budget Wednesday 8 March, Barrow Cadbury Trust WC2B 4AS (rooms 1 & 2), 12-3pm 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. Press Releases A missed opportunity to build a country that works for everyone 13th December 2016 Reports Investing in the Care Economy: Investing 2% of GDP in care industries could create 1.5 million jobs 2016, A report for the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Events 18.11.2016 Report Launch: Towards a New Deal for Care and Carers Launching ‘Towards a New Deal for Care and Carers’ at the House of Lords 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’ Recruitment 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 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. Press Releases Rethinking austerity is overdue: it has hit women and ethnic minorities hardest 14th June 2016 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 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
