Report on Shrewsbury and Telford failings includes series of immediate actions for all maternity services Urgent and sweeping changes are needed in all English hospitals to prevent avoidable baby deaths,… »
Tribune Online UNFPA inaugurates safe space centre for women, girls in Sokoto The UN Population Fund (UNFPA), in collaboration with Action Health Incorporated, inaugurated Women and Girls’ Safe Space Centre… »
Firm says sorry after pharmacist would not dispense product ‘for religious reasons’ A pharmacy chain has been forced to apologise for a second time after a woman was refused emergency… »
All senior politicians, civil servants and negotiators to represent Britain at next year’s Cop26 talks are men The UK is fielding an all-male team to host a vital UN climate… »
Rights body condemns move to withdraw from treaty aimed at stopping violence against women The Council of Europe has said it is alarmed that Poland’s rightwing government is moving to… »
Tribune Online Southern Kaduna: Why we protested naked — Kaduna women HUNDREDS of Atyap women stormed the palace of their paramount ruler at Atak Njei in Zango Kataf local government… »
Exclusive: Survey reveals lack of childare played role in almost half of female layoffs ‘Sexist policies’: mothers struggle to return to work Economic fallout from pandemic will hit women hardest… »
Tribune Online Women, girls in Nigeria grossly affected by COVID-19 ― NPC The National Population Commission (NPC), on Thursday said women and girls were worst hit by the impacts of… »
Concerns 50 years of progress could be put into reverse unless government intervenes Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The coronavirus pandemic is having a devastating effect… »
Broadcaster in apparent attempt to avoid repeat of tribunal embarrassment The BBC has approached women who are bringing equal pay cases against it to discuss potential settlements, in an apparent… »
Shadow chancellor John McDonnell says party ‘owes debt of honour’ to 3 million over changes in retirement age More than 3 million women who believe they have been left thousands… »
UK lawyers and activists demand action as researchers find tenfold rise in usage Senior lawyers and women’s organisations have condemned the increasing use of “rough sex gone wrong” as a… »
At least four prisoners at HMP Bronzefield have given birth in potentially unsafe circumstances since 2017 Pregnant in prison: ‘I could feel the blood but didn’t put the light on… »
Lawyers and women’s groups demand action as researchers find tenfold increase in usage Senior lawyers and women’s organisations have condemned the increasing use of “rough sex gone wrong” as a… »
Police investigate unexplained death at Bronzefield women’s prison in Surrey Police are investigating the death of a baby in Britain’s largest female prison after an inmate gave birth alone in… »
Patron of Smart Works charity at launch of collection meant to help women at job interviews Her return from maternity leave coincides with the beginning of London fashion week, but… »
Women told not to use cBHRT because of concerns over ‘purity, potency and safety’ Women are being warned not to use a form of hormone replacement therapy marketed as being… »
Action urged as research shows the impact of symptoms on large proportion of workforce British MPs are pushing for clear workplace policies to protect women going through the menopause, which… »
Exclusive: songwriter discusses her political awakening in a Guardian interview Taylor Swift has spoken of her disillusionment with American values in an exclusive interview with the Guardian. The 29-year-old songwriter… »
Fiona Kolbinger, 24, rode from Bulgaria to France in 10 days, two hours and 48 minutes A German cancer researcher has become the first woman to win one of the… »
Westminster government has said it will honour both results despite ministerial doubts MPs have voted resoundingly to extend same-sex marriage and access to abortion to Northern Ireland, bringing the region… »
Study finds fewer woman and BME people in key jobs at NHS trusts, despite initiatives to improve representation Fewer women and people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds are being… »
Supreme court president calls for full equality at event for centenary of women in law At least half of the judiciary should be women, Britain’s most senior judge has said…. »
Follow all the news and developments as people mark International Women’s Day around the world Tell us how you are marking International Women’s Day 12.45pm GMT 12.29pm GMT This morning,… »
Forty-five female African activists from 15 African countries call on world leaders to play their part in the fight against gender injustice Dear world leaders, We are the women at… »
Exclusive: Charlotte Valeur says she will call for new laws if FTSE 350 firms don’t improve diversity The new chair of one of the UK’s most influential business groups has… »
Exclusive: IMF managing director presses for female empowerment in interview to mark International Women’s Day Employing more women and tackling sexism in the workplace is the key to making the… »
Over 100 workers claim to have been sacked after protesting about low wages at factory that makes ‘girl power’ T-shirts Charity “girl power” T-shirts sold in the UK are made… »
Domestic abuse bill published as £66bn a year cost of abuse in England and Wales revealed ‘This is not love’: victim says she saw ‘red flags’ from start High-risk domestic… »
Workers producing tops sold to raise money for Comic Relief receive far below a living wage ‘Inhuman conditions’: life in factory making Spice Girls T-shirts Spice Girls T-shirts sold to… »
Grim milestone comes as Joe Biden’s incoming chief of staff says 500,000 could die in US next month; EU states raise concerns about Pfizer slowdown German vaccine officials forced to… »
All foreign arrivals will also have to quarantine in toughening of measures in response to new strains Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson has announced… »
