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The government-founded High Growth Enterprise Taskforce is tackling the high-growth business entrepreneur gap, as they today reveal stats highlighting gender and regional disparities across the UK.
Today (Monday 6 March) the Women’s and Health Minister, Maria Caulfield met leading researchers and discussed their work to improve health outcomes for women and babies, and the importance of women working in STEM (science, …
The Minister for Women and Equalities has responsibility for: promoting equality of opportunity for everyone, and reducing negative disparities strategic oversight of Government’s equality policy, for women, ethnicity and LG…
The Minister for Women and Equalities has today announced the Government's Equality Data Programme to better understand the barriers people face across the UK.
More women will be helped back into the workplace following the launch of a Government-backed training programme.
The policy rationale considered by the UK government leading to its decision to make an order under section 35 of the Scotland Act 1998 preventing the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill from proceeding to Royal Assent.
The Government’s Disability Unit is recruiting disability experts in the East of England and Yorkshire and the Humber to be chairs of its Regional Stakeholder Network.
Oral statement by Scottish Secretary Alister Jack to the House of Commons today in relation to the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill
The Minister for Women and Equalities, and Trade Secretary, Kemi Badenoch MP, has today (Monday 16th January) appointed a new commissioner to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) Board.
A WMS by the Minister for Women and Equalities, Kemi Badenoch MP
Katharine Birbalsingh CBE announces that she is resigning as Chair of the Social Mobility Commission and the Minister for Women and Equalities' response.
The Equality Hub has today announced Alun Francis OBE as the new Interim Chair of the Social Mobility Commission (SMC).
Minister for Women and Equalities, and Trade Secretary, Kemi Badenoch MP, has today (Sunday 4th December) appointed two new Commissioners to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) Board.
The Minister for Disabled People, Tom Pursglove, has today appointed Craig Crowley MBE FRSA as co-chair of the new British Sign Language (BSL) Advisory Board, which will advise the government on key issues impacting the Deaf…
Today the Minister for Women and Equalities, Liz Truss, has appointed 7 new Commissioners to the Board of the Social Mobility Commission.
The home of Government Equalities Office on GOV.UK. The Government Equalities Office leads work on policy relating to women, sexual orientation and transgender equality. We are responsible for a range of equalities legislati…
Data showing the number of Gender Recognition Certificate applications received and decisions made between April 2005 and March 2021.
Minister of State for Equalities, Kemi Badenoch, has today (29th June) launched a new service which modernises the process of applying for a Gender Recognition Certificate.
The ‘Taskforce on Women-Led High-Growth Enterprises’ will support women entrepreneurs, tackle investing barriers, and increase the number of women-led fast-growing businesses.
Galop has been selected to deliver a first of its kind, Government-funded support service for victims of conversion therapy.
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