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Your Daughter’s Future
New guide helps parents support daughters to make career choices
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Equalities Office
Revenge porn helpline launched by government
On Sunday 8th February Women and Equalities Minister Nicky Morgan launched a helpline to support victims of ‘revenge porn’.
"Meet a Mentor" events for female entrepreneurs
Business mentoring for female business owners across the country.
Men as change agents for gender equality
A report of a seminar discussing men's potential to help achieve gender equality.
Supporting carers to stay in paid employment
Ministers have launched a series of pilots exploring ways to help carers balance work with their caring responsibilities.
Equality and Human Rights Commission appoints two comissioners
The Secretary of State appoints Susan Johnson OBE and Lorna McGregor to the board of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).
Latest
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UN Women UK and Government Equalities Office Conference
- published 2 March 2015
- Speech
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Your Daughter’s Future
- published 27 February 2015
- Press release
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Supporting carers to stay in paid employment
- published 13 February 2015
- Press release
What we do
The Government Equalities Office (GEO) is responsible for equality strategy and legislation across government. We work to take action on the government’s commitment to remove barriers to equality and help to build a fairer society, leading on issues relating to women, sexual orientation and transgender equality.
GEO works with the Department for Culture, Media & Sport.
Our policies
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Creating a fairer and more equal society
Improving equality and reducing discrimination and disadvantage for all at work, in public and political life, and in people’s life chances.
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Promoting human rights internationally
Promoting human rights, and political and economic freedom around the world.
Documents
Our announcements
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UN Women UK and Government Equalities Office Conference
- 2 March 2015
- Speech
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Your Daughter’s Future
- 27 February 2015
- Press release
Our consultations
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Consultation on the future of civil partnership in England and Wales
- 26 June 2014
- Consultation outcome
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Equal pay audits: a further consultation
- 19 June 2014
- Consultation outcome
Our publications
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Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) 59 newsletter Issue 3
- 5 February 2015
- Correspondence
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Men as change agents for gender equality
- 20 January 2015
- Research and analysis
Our statistics
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Factsheet: Voluntary gender equality reporting
- 14 September 2011
- Statistics
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Experiences of and barriers to participation in public and political life for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people
- 1 December 2010
- Statistics - national statistics
Our ministers
Our management
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Alison Pritchard
Director, Government Equalities Office
Contact GEO
Government Equalities Office
100 Parliament Street
London
SW1A 2BQ
Press Office
Central newsdesk 020 7783 8300
Chief Press Officer, Katherine Pateman 020 7783 8751
Senior Press Officer, Gina Malatesta 020 7227 5118
Press Officer, Claire Porter 020 7340 8220
Journalists should call our central newsdesk on 020 7783 8300. This media-only line operates from Monday to Friday, 8am to 7pm. Outside of these hours, the number will divert to the duty press officer.
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