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Women are caring without support – this is taking a toll on their health and on the economy
For Rachel Reeves to create an economy that works for women, social care cannot be overlooked.
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Empowering Change Through Gender Responsive Budgeting in South Africa
WBG's Training and Learning Team share their reflections from meeting local partners in Cape Town to share learnings on Gender Responsive Budgeting.
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Gender equality is central to Labour’s Missions. Policymakers can’t afford to overlook it.
The success of Labour's Five Missions for Government will hinge on how they deliver on gender equality.
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Labour’s employment bill is a vital opportunity for women’s rights
Women’s bargaining power is about to be strengthened and we must not lose sight of the prize.
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Cities failed to boost women’s wages relative to men after the 2008 Financial Crisis – but there is hope
In this guest blog, Sabine D'Costa, senior lecturer at Westminster University, examines the disappearance of the 'urban wage premium' for women.
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The Growing Crisis of Poverty in Later Life
In this blog, Beth Walters from Independent Age dives into the growing crisis of poverty in later life and explains what could be done to tackle it.
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Beyond GDP
In this guest blog, Ridhi Kalaria from Oxfam reflects on our 'Beyond GDP' workshop, looking into the measure's limitations and alternatives.
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Man-made climate change is short-changing women
Chloe Musto from Positive Money writes about the impacts of climate change on women and the opportunities in tackling it
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Why do fiscal rules matter?
Feminist economist Professor Susan Himmelweit explains fiscal rules and why they matter for women in particular
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Why do we tolerate this? Reflections on Pension Inequality
Dr Naomi Elster shares her reflections from our Spring Conference and explores the link between closing the gender pay gap and the gender pensions gap
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Five moments that shaped the history of the Women’s Budget Group
This month we launched the WBG history of the first 30 years. In this blog post, Erika Watson takes us through 5 key moments in WBG’s history to date.
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Gender-Responsive Public Policy at the Municipal Level: Municipal Officials in Athens & Karditsa
This blog is a reflection of WBGs joint work with ActionAid to engage governments in developing gender-responsive public policy.
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Gender-Responsive Public Policy at the Municipal Level: Municipal Officials in Athens & Karditsa
This blog is a reflection of the joint work between ActionAid (Hellas) and the Women’s Budget Group (UK).
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Austerity is Gender-based Violence
Austerity is not the only approach available to the UK Government but according to Oxfam’s report, it is one that constitutes gender-based violence.
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Activism to End Violence against Women and Girls
The WBGs Local Data Project supports feminist activism through the use of data, helping understand key issues such as violence against women and girls
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