‘A case of female genital mutilation (FGM) is either discovered or treated at a medical appointment in England every hour, according to analysis of NHS statistics by a charity.’
The Independent, 6th February 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Joint Committee report on high heels and dress codes at work shows that discriminatory dress codes can promote the sexualised objectification of women at work, disadvantage people with disabilities, inhibit employment prospects, impair work performance and cause long term and substantial damage to health.’
Cloisters, 26th January 2017
Source: www.cloisters.com
‘A major review into the UK’s gender discrimination laws is to be launched amid fears a potential post-Brexit move towards a lower regulation economy could see protections eroded.’
The Guardian, 30th January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The government must enforce the law to ban sexist dress rules at work that discriminate against women, MPs say.’
BBC News, 25th January 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An overwhelming majority of women MPs have received online and verbal abuse from the public and a third have considered quitting as a result, a BBC Radio 5 live survey suggests.’
BBC News, 24th January 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Women are still being forced to wear high heels, make-up and revealing clothes by some employers, a parliamentary report has found.’
The Independent, 25th January 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The body that appoints QCs has commissioned research to uncover barriers which deter women from applying, after they made up 27.6% of the latest batch of silks – but this was the highest proportion ever.’
Legal Futures, 13th January 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Parties ‘must be held to account for reducing this democratic deficit’, according to the Women and Equalities Committee, chaired by former Culture Secretary Maria Miller.’
The Independent, 10th January 2017
Source:www.independent.co.uk
‘There must be no religious arbitration in family matters. It leaves minority women vulnerable to control by fundamentalists.’
The Guardian, 14th December 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Incidents of domestic abuse, mostly involving violent attacks on women, make up one in 10 crimes recorded by the police and account for one-third of all reported violent crimes, according to the latest Office for National Statistics research.’
The Guardian, 8th December 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Challenging the concept of a ‘stereotypical’ QC, Peter Purvis talks to five of this year’s more diverse Silk successes, with some healthy criticism of the selection process and advice for would-be applicants.’
Counsel, December 2016
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
‘Standards of leadership and integrity in public office must be increased as part of efforts to improve social integration in Great Britain and bind communities together, Dame Louise Casey has said in a report.’
Local Government Lawyer, 5th December 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘On Tuesday 8 November 2016, Halsbury’s Law Exchange (HLE) hosted a panel discussion on the urgent topic of: “Women in Prison: is the justice system fit for purpose?” In the lead up to the panel discussion, Felicity Gerry QC and Lyndon Harris co-authored a discussion paper on this vital question.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 10th November 2016
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘Leading women lawyers have expressed their concerns that Donald Trump’s victory in the race for US president will have a negative impact on the legal profession in this country.’
Legal Futures, 10th November 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘In 2014 a Halsbury Law Exchange panel debated “Women in prison: is the penal system fit for purpose” – the answer to which was a resounding no. Despite panellist (the then MP) Simon Hughes committing to effect change as a result of that discussion the law still hasn’t made the headway hoped for in this area.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 10th November 2016
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘More women and minority ethnic lawyers will be helped to become judges, the first female lord chancellor, Liz Truss, has pledged.’
The Guardian, 9th November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Felicity Gerry QC and Lyndon Harris, in partnership with Halsbury’s Law Exchange, have spent the last three years researching sentencing and treatment of female offenders within the criminal justice system to determine whether there is a true and principled case for reform.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 3rd November 2016
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘New disclosure rules and more free childcare are to be welcomed, but the government must do more to ensure women earn the same as men.’
The Guardian, 6th November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The press watchdog is facing questions over its independence after Trevor Kavanagh, one of its board members, used his regular Sun column to criticise the Channel 4 News reporter Fatima Manji just days after her complaint against the tabloid was rejected.’
The Guardian, 27th October 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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