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equalities Articles

‘It’s moved from comedy to tragedy’

The Labour party still has a long road to walk on women’s equality, Ayesha Hazarika tells Richard Angell Having rushed across town, comic-turned-political-adviser (turned comic again) Ayesha Hazarika arrives at King’s Cross station to find her train to Edinburgh,...
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Equality for all

We must not forget the equalities legislation passed under the Labour government, writes Stephen Twigg One of the finest achievements of the last Labour government was comprehensive legislation to tackle discrimination, promote equality and protect human rights....
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Making the PowerPledge a reality

Yesterday John Woodcock and Alison McGovern signed the Labour Women's Network #PowerPledge on behalf of Progress. We are very proud to be among the first signatories and we will be framing it for the office, but it will not be sitting on a shelf gathering dust. This...
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Why should women be paid less than men for the same job?

Today, I am bringing a ten minute rule bill on equal pay to parliament. The bill asks for implementation of Section 78 of the 2010 Equalities Act, which would place a duty on companies with over 250 employees to publish their figures on the pay gap between the men and...
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Equality for all

Equality for all

Oct 29, 2015 | ,

We must not forget the equalities legislation passed under the Labour government, writes Stephen Twigg One of the...