Women's Budget Group
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The UK's leading feminist economics think tank. We put feminism into economics and economics into feminism. Press queries: [email protected]
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http://wbg.org.uk 07-09-2009 12:50:16
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New research by our members PregnantThenScrewed has shown a quarter of new mothers are returning to work earlier than they would like to in order to meet subsidised childcare access criteria - meanwhile half on mat leave are facing issues with the scheme. dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…
📊 Join us and Women's Budget Group for a workshop on how to access & analyse census data from a gender & intersectional perspective 🔓 Open to anyone who feels this could help their work ✅ No data skills required, & grants for travel available ➡️docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
There is still time to sign up for our annual 4N conference with Scottish Women's Budget Group Women's Budget Group Northern Ireland Women’s Budget Group. For the first time, the conference will be hybrid, taking place in Belfast on 5-6 Sept. More info here👇
A two days Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) training workshop, hosted by Collaborative Centre for Gender and Development and Women's Budget Group commenced on 28th of August bringing together participants from 10 Kenyan counties with an aim to enhance their skills in advocacy, influencing, and communication on GRB.
Join us and King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership for a workshop on how to access & analyse census data from a gender & intersectional perspective. Open to anyone who feels this could help their work. ✅ No data skills required, & grants for travel available. #CensusData wbg.org.uk/event/join-kin…
GRB ensures budgets work for everyone & addresses every need. Thru the practical session, we were able to role play on how best to present our works to leaders and maximize on media to achieve this led by Women's Budget Group Collaborative Centre for Gender and Development Bajeti Hub Uraia Trust Siaya Muungano Network (SIMUN)
Our 4 Nations conference "Care, Women and a New Economy" is starting tomorrow! You can still register and join us and our sister organisations Northern Ireland Women’s Budget Group, Scottish Women's Budget Group & Wales Women’s Budget Group in Belfast 👇
Austerity tore apart our safety net, and the most vulnerable are still falling through it. If Starmer’s new government is serious about its “laser focus” on poverty, it must start by rebuilding our broken safety net. WBG's Ignacia Pinto for openDemocracy opendemocracy.net/en/two-child-l…
Address from Caoimhe Archibald MLA - ‘women are still primarily the nations caregivers, with more women than men doing unpaid care work’
In Belfast Women's Budget Group 4 nations conference Interesting to hear Caoimhe Archibald MLA on NI economy that addresses women’s contribution to care #GenderEqualEconomy
Now for our cross-nation panel discussion on creating a caring economy with Lynn Carvill Alison Parken Scottish Women's Budget Group and R Omonira-Oyekanmi chaired by Professor Diane Elson of Women's Budget Group #genderequaleconomy
Great to be with our sister WBGs Northern Ireland Women’s Budget Group, Scottish Women's Budget Group & Wales WBG and women's orgs in Belfast today discussing a #GenderEqualEconomy, ensuring care is at the heart of economic plans in the UK and devolved nations.
After this morning's panel, Mary-Ann Stephenson, director Women's Budget Group, has facilitated one workshop on childcare. Lack of public provision in Nothern Ireland highlighted as one crucial issue compared to the other nations.
Women's Budget Group Head of NI Civil Service Jayne Brady closes day one of the #genderequaleconomy conference. Speaks about the importance of female leaders. More to be done at all levels and areas of society. Femicide needs to be tackled. Pay gap needs to be tackled. P4G out for consultation.