Please note, full timing schedules for each contest will be published in due course. Quartet Contest Friday May 24th 2024 1 Peacock's Feather 13 Extinction Rebellion 25 Setting Sons 37 Chordelia 2 Quartessential 14 Oakie Dokie 26 Quaynote 38 Forth Harmonic 3 The 1234 15 Double Bluff 27 Space Goats 39 Bar Snacks 4 Spice Report 16 The Knightingales 28 Pancakes and Poppadom 40 In The Wings 5 Early Doors 17 Part Exchange 29 404 41 As Yet Unnamed 6 Barcode 18 The Resonators 30 Silver Street 42 Flat Chance 7 Fifth Element 19 4 Shady Greys 31 High Mileage 43 Ami Quartet 8 Mixed Blessings 20 Alchemy 3 ..read more

We need to rethink how we approach sexual harassment. In July 2021 the UK Government committed to legislation for a duty on employers to prevent sexual harassment, following campaigning by Fawcett and other groups off the back of the MeToo movement. This move recognises that sexual harassment is not just about the aberrant behaviour of a few individuals. It is about a culture within workplaces where every day behaviour which violates the dignity of, predominantly, women, is too often treated as acceptable “banter”. Key findings from our latest report, Tackling Sexual Harassment in the Workplac ..read more

Are you an employer that wants to change your workplace culture to prevent sexual harassment?  Our Tackling Sexual Harassment in the Workplace toolkit is a free resource. It will help employers create workplaces where women are safe to report incidents of sexual harassment and support employers to respond appropriately – creating environments where sexual harassment does not happen in the first place.  Tackling Sexual Harassment in the Workplace toolkit:  Supports employers to change workplace culture, put in place a sexual harassment policy, train employees, make ..read more

General enquiries Please note that we are a small team, and unfortunately are not able to respond to requests for quotes from students. We have a hybrid working model, with staff working at home and in the office, to flexible hours. Our phone is only monitored between 10am and 4pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays and when a staff member is available. For promptest possible response, please email in the first instance. We do not monitor messages. Email: info@fawcettsociety.org.uk Phone: 0207 646 3576 please note that our phone is only monitored between 10am and 4pm on Tuesdays and ..read more

1st December 2023  High quality early childhood education and care (ECEC) is part of England's critical social infrastructure, and critical to progress on gender equality. Since Fawcett's last study on early education and childcare in 2022, there has been increasing consensus that our system needs substantial reform. That means we need to look to ways we can transform our system.  This background report is part 1 of our 2-part project - supported by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation - looking at five other countries and territories, all of which have also undergone significant reforms t ..read more

Our final Equal Play webinar: Child's Play: Fun beyond stereotypes took place online on Tuesday 28 November. Watch below  Vimeo Video https://www.vimeo.com/889161390 How do stereotypes impact Children's ability to play and have fun in the way they want to? With an expert panel of speakers, Child's Play will explore issues relating to gender and racial stereotypes in sports, toys and books. Together we will look at what equal play looks like in practice, with tops tips, advice and lived experience to help practitioners and parents best support children to enjoy and embrace play, beyond the ..read more

The Fawcett team is based in Shoreditch in East London, and is supported by a team of volunteers and temporary staff. We have a hybrid model of working, with a mix of home and in office working.  If you are a journalist or have an urgent media inquiry, please contact Fresh Communication on 0117 369 0025, 07769 66 66 27 or 07801 79987. You can also email press.office@fawcettsociety.org.uk Jemima Olchawski, CEO Jemima is the CEO of the Fawcett Society. She is a social policy expert with 15 years' experience working on issues around social justice and women’s rights ..read more

There's no question that women's work is worth the same as men's. But we still haven't closed the gender pay gap. Equal Pay Day, the day of the year when women stop earning relative to men due to the gender pay gap, is Fawcett's flagship campaign.  There are so many factors at play when it comes to the gender pay gap. Each year on Equal Pay Day, Fawcett's campaigning has focused on a different contributing factor to the gap, producing research and resources to help close it once and for all. Explore what causes the gender pay gap, and our calls for change over years of research and campai ..read more

Become a member today and stand in solidarity with the feminist community. Make a difference to women and girls everywhere. We've come a long way in 150 years, but we still have a long way to go. From securing the vote for women, to defending against misogyny in the press, the Fawcett Society has played a pivotal role in the advancement of women's rights and gender equality throughout the last 150 years. We fight for equality at the very heart of our society, influencing the biggest decisions impacting women's rights today. Our members forge the way. Through their commitment and passion they f ..read more

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