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Monday 9 March
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
On the occasion of International Women’s Day 2020, we are calling on young women to join the UK’s first female Ambassador to Nepal, HE Nicola Pollitt, to work as an Ambassador for the day.
British Ambassador to Italy, Jill Morris, hosts a workshop on how to combat rising intolerance and antisemitism.
The Government Equalities Office (GEO) is bringing together leading voices from LGBT organisations to celebrate the important work of the third sector at the start of LGBT History Month.
Wednesday 5 February
Fern House Surgery in Witham, Essex, becomes the latest GP surgery to be presented with a Pride in Practice Gold award.
Over the last few years the Embassy has worked with Chile’s main organisations to promote tolerance and non-discrimination against LGBT community.
As the country prepares for celebrations to bring in the New Year, thousands of opposite-sex couples will today (31 December 2019) also be celebrating the formalisation of their relationships with a civil partnership.
100 years ago the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act was given royal assent
Today, Armley Medical Practice became the latest GP to be awarded with the Pride in Practice Award (PiP).
A speech given by Sir Simon Woolley to the conference 'Race and the City: Tackling Race Inequality'.
Today Minister for Equalities, Baroness Williams, congratulated Woolstone Medical Centre, based in Lewisham, for spearheading a new programme which trains GPs and staff in primary care organisations to fully support LGBT pat…
British Embassy Warsaw will host a workshop to share experience and best practices on how to address the gender pay gap in Poland and in the UK.
The newly formed Period Poverty Taskforce met for the first time today (23rd July). Announced earlier this year, the taskforce will focus its efforts on tackling the issue of period poverty and wider stigma around menstruat…
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
The Women in Finance Charter now covers over 800,000 people in the financial Services sector. The 21 new signatories bring the total to over 350 signed up firms
The Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd is in Rome for a working visit to discuss the UK’s record female employment and the role of women in politics.
The football tournament promoted values of diversity, inclusion and equality.
Minister for Women and Equalities, Penny Mordaunt, will today (11 July) set out new plans to protect employees across the UK from sexual harassment.
The government has published plans for extending civil partnerships to opposite-sex couples by the end of this year.
GEO will commission brand new research to explore the nature of adolescent gender identity and transitioning.
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