Combat ban for female troops to be reviewed – The Independent

Posted May 26th, 2009 in armed forces, news, women by sally

Britain’s female soldiers could soon battle enemy forces in face-to-face combat, if a ban on women serving in the most dangerous warfare roles is lifted for the first time.

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The Independent, 25th May 2009

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Ending violence against women and girls – your voice counts – Home Office

Posted March 9th, 2009 in consultations, news, violence, women by sally

“The largest ever cross-government public consultation to tackle violence against women and girls was launched today by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith.”

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Home Office, 9th March 2009

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Edwina Millward: first woman president of the Association of District Judges – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted February 13th, 2009 in family courts, judges, news, reporting restrictions, women by sally

“For District Judge Edwina Millward, justice secretary Jack Straw’s announcement that the family courts are to be opened up to the media raises considerable concerns.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 12th February 2009

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Legal change: Abused women who kill could escape murder – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 14th, 2009 in domestic violence, murder, news, women by sally

“Abused women who kill their partners in cold blood could escape a murder conviction under the biggest planned change in the law for a generation.”

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Daily Telegraph, 13th January 2009

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Fusty image and poor pay put women off being judges – The Times

Posted January 8th, 2009 in judiciary, legal profession, news, women by sally

“The judiciary is losing out on some of the best talent in the legal profession because the work of a High Court judge is perceived as fusty, old-fashioned and underpaid. ”

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The Times, 8th January 2009

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Delivering the government response to the Corston Report – Ministry of Justice

Posted December 12th, 2008 in criminal justice, reports, women by sally

“The government’s one year progress report on its strategy for addressing the needs of women offenders, in response to Baroness Corston’s independent review of women with particular vulnerabilities in the criminal justice system.”

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Ministry of Justice, 10th December 2008

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Baroness Hale: new equality laws will not close gender gap – The Times

Posted November 20th, 2008 in equality, minorities, news, women by sally

“Britain’s most senior woman judge gave warning last night that the Government’s proposed overhaul of equality laws would not close the pay or gender gap.”

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The Times, 20th November 2008

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Does judging still have appeal? – The Times

Posted October 9th, 2008 in judiciary, news, women by sally

“It has been a good week for the cause of diversity among Britain’s judges. Just months ago one of only three of 36 Court of Appeal judges lamented the lack of women in senior judicial posts. In the past three years, Lady Justice Arden said, only one woman had been chosen for the High Court bench compared with 29 men.”

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The Times, 9th October 2008

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Women make breakthrough to High Court bench – The Times

Posted October 7th, 2008 in judiciary, news, women by sally

“Women are finally breaking through the glass ceiling of senior judicial appointments.”

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The Times, 7th October 2008

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Why do women solicitors earn less than men? – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted September 5th, 2008 in equal pay, news, solicitors, women by sally

“When Fiona Fitzgerald, chair of the Association of Women Solicitors, was preparing to launch the joint campaign with the Law Society on equal pay, she first checked her own firm’s record.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 4th September 2008

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Police warn of rise in violence by women – The Guardian

Posted August 11th, 2008 in news, violence, women by sally

“Violent women are stretching police resources, with increasing numbers being arrested, police have warned. The chairman of the Police Federation of England and Wales, Paul McKeever, called it a ‘new phenomenon’.”

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The Guardian, 10th August 2008

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Discussion paper on prison mother and baby units – Ministry of Justice

Posted August 1st, 2008 in news, prisons, women by sally

“Maria Eagle’s response to the Children’s Commissioner for England about the findings of his report ‘Prison Mother and Baby Units’.”

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Ministry of Justice, 1st August

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Violent women: binge drinking culture fuels rise in attacks by women – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 31st, 2008 in alcohol abuse, news, violence, women by sally

“The number of violent offences carried out by women has doubled in just five years, official figures show.”

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Daily Telegraph, 31st July 2008

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Women win landmark equal pay battle – The Times

Posted July 29th, 2008 in equal pay, news, sex discrimination, women by sally

“Tens of thousands of women working for local councils and health authorities won the right to higher wages today following a landmark Court of Appeal ruling on equal pay laws.”

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The Times, 29th July 2008

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Battered women: Change in murder law seeks to aid victims of domestic abuse – The Guardian

Posted July 28th, 2008 in murder, news, women by sally

“Judges have expressed disappointment that the government will not announce this week plans to introduce American-style charges of first- and second-degree murder.”

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The Guardian, 28th July 2008

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‘Barristers are prima donnas in all sorts of different ways’ – The Times

Posted July 17th, 2008 in barristers, judiciary, women by sally

“The first woman High Court judge in the Commercial Court made a crucial career decision as a schoolgirl in the 1960s, when she was surprised to hear Lord Scarman’s ‘dinosaur-like views’ on women barristers.”

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The Times, 17th July 2008

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Women lawyers and the City: where are they? – The Times

Posted July 17th, 2008 in solicitors, special report, women by sally

“Last month marked 793 years since Magna Carta was signed, a great step forward for the cause of liberty in Britain. Yet although there has been much progress over these eight centuries, there is one area of shame for lawyers like myself — that opportunities for high-flying women in our profession seem more suited to the 13th than the 21st century.”

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The Times, 17th July 2008

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The Big Question: Are equality laws backfiring, with employers reluctant to hire women? – The Independent

Posted July 16th, 2008 in equality, flexible working, maternity leave, news, women by sally

“The head of the Equalities and Human Rights Commission, Nicola Brewer, has just announced that recent and future improvements to maternity pay may, ironically, be backfiring on women by making employers wary of hiring and promoting them. The industrial neanderthal Sir Alan Sugar has added fuel to the fire by claiming recently that many employers bin the CVs of women of childbearing age without even considering their job applications.”

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The Independent, 15th July 2008

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Equality laws ‘are now holding women back’ – The Times

Posted July 14th, 2008 in flexible working, news, women by sally

“The radical extension of maternity leave and parents’ rights is sabotaging women’s careers, according to the head of the new equalities watchdog.”

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The Times, 14th July 2008

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Pensioner wins citizen law change – BBC News

Posted July 14th, 2008 in citizenship, news, women by sally

“The government is to change a loophole in the law after a 20-year campaign by a woman who was not allowed to pass on her Britishness to her daughter.”

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BBC News, 13th July 2008

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