Yesterday the Parliament hosted a conference on breaking gender stereotypes in small and medium-sized businesses. It brought together female and male entrepreneurs from across Europe to debate and share best practice on how to overcome sexist stereotypes in business. Such discussions are vital for several reasons. They aim to make the work place fairer for [...]
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You might be interested in this comment piece about Ryanair’s Calendar on the Daily Telegraph’s blog site: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/tracy_corrigan/blog/2008/11/27/girly_calendars_dont_offend_me_but_ryanair_does
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Yesterday I sent a letter to the Advertising Standards Authority, complaining about Ryanair’s latest derogatory ad campaign. Please feel free to use this letter as a template if you would also like to write to the ASA and to register your complaint. Advertising Standards Authority Mid City Place71 High HolbornLondonWC1V 6QT24 September 2008Dear Sir / [...]
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Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The day was established by the UN in 1999 and was chosen to be on 25th November as it was on this day in 1960 that three Dominican sisters were murdered for campaigning against the dictator Rafael Trujillo. Women’s rights have progressed in [...]
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As someone thoroughly committed to Electoral Reform, I’d like to recommend the following briefing. It’s certainly worth subscribing to. http://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/downloads/wpe27.pdf Stories in this bulletin include: Conservative Candidates still most likely to be male – no surprise there then! AND Global Gender Gap 2008 showing there’s plenty more work and campaigning for me to do…. have [...]
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I will be on the Politics Show (South West region only) today being interviewed on booze cruises. It is at 12 noon today (Sunday) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/politics_show/7735297.stm Or watch again via the BBC iPlayer: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00fscnd/The_Politics_Show_South_West_23112008/
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I have signed this petition on changing the abortion laws in Northern Ireland. Abortion is still illegal in most cases in Northern Ireland. This means many women are forced to travel to the mainland UK or go to illegal and dangerous backstreet clinics. It is terrible that women in Northern Ireland do not have the [...]
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Just a year on from its Britney Spears style ad of a scantily clad school girl was formally reprimanded, Ryanair has again done the dirty in a desperate bid for profits and pimped out its “sexiest” airline stewards in a “bare all” calendar. You might like to read my Guardian Comment is Free article on [...]
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I have been following the debate in the media on Jacqui Smith’s proposed changes to the prostitution laws and noticed this excellent article by my Labour Party colleague Fiona MacTaggart: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/nov/19/prostitution-home-office I posted a reply on the Guardian website which I have put below: Fiona MacTaggart has hit the nail on the head by asking [...]
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Men may now be prosecuted if they pay for sex with women who are trafficked or controlled, eg by a pimp or drug dealer. Ignorance that the woman was being controlled will not be a defence and men who knowingly pay for sex with trafficked women may face rape charges. The Home Secretary Jacqui Smith [...]
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