Fawcett Society @fawcettsociety.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Tickets are now on sale for Misogyny Matters Right now, misogyny feels everywhere, in the headlines, in our workplaces and home online, and in public life Join us to hear from leading voices driving solutions in the fight against misogyny book now: www.fawcettsociety.org.uk/misogyny-mat... 023
Fawcett Society @fawcettsociety.bsky.social · 02/02/2026AI tools like Grok have been used to generate non-consensual sexualised images of women and UK law is still struggling to keep up. We reflect on what this reveals about accountability, online abuse, and why prevention must come first. 🔗 Read our blog: www.fawcettsociety.org.uk/blog/not-jus... 044
Fawcett Society @fawcettsociety.bsky.social · 20/01/2026Watch back Women’s Voices: How to Speak Up in 2026, hosted by Fawcett and featuring Kajal Odedra in conversation with our Chief Exec Penny East. Full of practical insight on building women’s power and influence. 💻 bit.ly/4a256WB #WomensVoices #FawcettSociety #GenderEquality 024
Fawcett Society @fawcettsociety.bsky.social · 08/01/2026How do women actually get heard. How do we work together. What has been shown to work? That’s what our first event of 2026 with the brilliant campaigner and author Kajal Odedra is all about. A lunchtime session on Thursday 20th Jan, focused on turning anger into action. 🎟️Book here: bit.ly/3LgeOeF 042
Fawcett Society @fawcettsociety.bsky.social · 06/01/2026The misuse of the AI tool, Grok, to degrade and humiliate women is unacceptable. This was predictable, preventable, and enabled by platforms that chose speed and profit over women’s safety and dignity. We will keep scrutinising the development of AI and how it is misused to inflict harm on women. 074
Fawcett Society @fawcettsociety.bsky.social · 16/12/2025🎁 The gift that keeps on fighting. Fawcett memberships support change through campaigns, talks and action. Join the movement. 💪 ⏰ Order by 5pm on 18 Dec 🔗 bit.ly/3KFCyIU #GiveChange #JoinFawcett 042
Fawcett Society @fawcettsociety.bsky.social · 11/12/2025🎁 Give the gift that challenges inequality. A Fawcett membership funds feminist change and connects people to action. Order by 18 Dec for Christmas delivery👉 bit.ly/3KFCyIU #GiftOfChange #NotAnotherPairOfSocks 022
Fawcett Society @fawcettsociety.bsky.social · 01/12/2025The #16DaysofActivism began on 25th Nov, with the theme UNiTE to End Digital Violence against All Women and Girls. 🔗 You can watch Penny, our Chief Exec chair a powerful panel on misogyny culture as part of the No More #EVAW2025 day here (3:56:56) youtu.be/rNXnj_t7Fj0?... #UNiTE2025 064
Fawcett Society @fawcettsociety.bsky.social · 24/11/2025#EqualPayDay was on 22nd Nov. We're as committed as ever to fight for fair pay and equal workplaces. Sally, worked with us and Leigh Day to eventually secure what she was always entitled to; equal pay, and what certainly should not have been a 'harrowing and brutal' experience. 👉 bit.ly/485Ldf5 031
Fawcett Society @fawcettsociety.bsky.social · 23/11/2025Want to take a stand for Equal Pay Day 2025? We have some special edition tees, totes and stickers- all sustainably and ethically made 👉 Check the link to our shop in our bio 032
Fawcett Society @fawcettsociety.bsky.social · 22/11/2025📣 Today is Equal Pay Day. Women are still being shortchanged. 👉 Learn more bit.ly/485Ldf5 #EqualPayDay #WomenAreBeingShortChanged #CloseTheGenderPayGap 01017
Fawcett Society @fawcettsociety.bsky.social · 11/11/2025We’ve crunched the numbers. Equal Pay Day 2025 is coming, the day women start working for free compared to men. 📅 📣 We’ll reveal the date soon. Sign up to our newsletter to receive your Equal Pay Day Pack and find out more: 👉 mailchi.mp/fawcettsocie... 073
Fawcett Society @fawcettsociety.bsky.social · 20/10/2025Women in architecture are still being harassed, underpaid & overlooked 20+ years after the same issues were flagged. Our new report, commissioned by RIBA, centres women’s voices & calls for action. We advocate equity for women in every workplace Download Build It Together 👉 bit.ly/3Jhy6iJ 065
Fawcett Society @fawcettsociety.bsky.social · 18/10/2025Too many workplaces ignore menopause. We’re here to change that. This #WorldMenopauseDay, become a Fawcett member and get our new campaign pack, packed with tools to drive change at work. ✊ Let’s revolutionise the workplace. join our movement. bit.ly/46rIg9h #MenopauseAtWork #FlexibleWorkNow 045
Fawcett Society @fawcettsociety.bsky.social · 13/10/2025🙌 We smashed our Big Give target—early! Thank you to everyone who donated. You’re powering change for women and girls. Want to go further? 👉 Join us as a Fawcett member today and fuel the fight to end sexism and misogyny bit.ly/4mgJLM8 #FawcettSociety #FeministFuture #EndSexism 030
Fawcett Society @fawcettsociety.bsky.social · 12/10/2025📢 3 DAYS TO GO... to double your impact for women & girls. Together, we’re making equality happen. 🎯 Every £1 you give = £2 for feminist action 🔗 Donate now bit.ly/3KBYIv0 021
Fawcett Society @fawcettsociety.bsky.social · 11/10/2025We're over half way through our #BigGive week 🚨 In 2023, we won the first-ever press ruling on sexism. But misogyny is still everywhere. 💸 This week your donation to Fawcett is DOUBLED — twice the impact to end misogyny & build a feminist future.💪 📅 Ends 15 Oct 🔗 Donate now bit.ly/3KBYIv0 021
Fawcett Society @fawcettsociety.bsky.social · 10/10/2025DAY 3 of Big Give 💥 Laura, Fawcett’s Head of Trusts & Foundations, saw the impact last year: Your donations went twice as far. This week, your gift is doubled too🙌 📅 Ends 15 Oct 🔗 Donate now bit.ly/3KBYIv0 #BigGive #DoubleYourDifference #Feminism 031
Fawcett Society @fawcettsociety.bsky.social · 09/10/2025Panorama’s recent exposé shows what women have long known. Misogyny in the Met is not about “bad apples”, it’s a system that protects them. Officers at the top of frontline policing still feel free to harass, demean and abuse. 🔗 Read more: www.fawcettsociety.org.uk/blog/toxic-c... 044
Fawcett Society @fawcettsociety.bsky.social · 09/10/2025DAY 2 of Big Give 💥 1 in 10 women leave their job due to menopause. 1 in 10 mums are pushed out by childcare. That’s broken - let’s change it. 💸 Donate to @fawcettsociety this week & your gift is DOUBLED. 🗓️ Until 15 Oct only 🔗https://bit.ly/3KBYIv0 #BigGive #DoubleYourDifference #Feminism 012
Fawcett Society @fawcettsociety.bsky.social · 08/10/2025🌟 Double Your Donation for Women’s Rights! This @biggive.bsky.social Week (8–15 Oct), your gift to Fawcett is matched, turning £10 into £20 for gender equality. ✊ More rights. More equality. More impact. 👉 Donate here: bit.ly/3KBYIv0 #DoubleYourDifference 041
Fawcett Society @fawcettsociety.bsky.social · 18/09/2025🙌 Huge thanks to @katemossewriter 💜 Her stunning new book Feminist History for Every Day of the Year, launches today and 3 lucky Fawcett members will win a signed copy in a feminist goodie bag. ✊ 👉 Join us and become a member before 6 Oct to enter: bit.ly/3I7Oq5a #FeministHistory #KateMossefawcettsociety.org.uk 031
Fawcett Society @fawcettsociety.bsky.social · 17/09/2025Two days after #NationalDemocracyDay, the UK rolls out the red carpet for Trump. A billionaire built on misogyny, division and privilege. His presence in power silences women and rewards inequality. We won’t stand for it. Join the fight👉 bit.ly/46hEVZ5 #TrumpUKVisit #FawcettSociety 055
Fawcett Society @fawcettsociety.bsky.social · 15/09/2025Today the Employment Rights Bill returns to the Commons. We’re backing @womensbudgetgrp.bsky.social & several women’s orgs to urge the Govt: Stick to your commitments. This Bill is a chance to advance workplace equality, it must not be watered down or delayed. #EmploymentRights #GenderPayGap 041
Reposted by Fawcett SocietyWomen's Budget Group @womensbudgetgrp.bsky.social · 15/09/2025Read the full letter to minister Peter Kyle here - signed by @youngwomenstrust.bsky.social @pregthenscrewed.bsky.social @maternityaction.bsky.social @fawcettsociety.bsky.social @rightsofwomen.bsky.social Women's Resource Centrewbg.org.ukWomen’s groups urge new Business Secretary Peter Kyle to deliver the Employment Rights Bill in fullAs the Employment Rights Bill returns to the Commons, the Women’s Budget Group and other leading women's organisations have written to the new Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Peter Kyle, ur... 031
Fawcett Society @fawcettsociety.bsky.social · 28/08/2025This week we sent a message to the UK Government in review of parental leave and pay... Mothers are losing out, families are missing time and our economy is paying the price. 🕰️ It’s time to revolutionise parental leave for all. 📖 Find out more: bit.ly/4lSt8Gd ✊ Join our movement: bit.ly/4mC8ATE 0147
Fawcett Society @fawcettsociety.bsky.social · 19/08/2025Mums still carry the back to school mental load, from uniforms, school lunches, planning, forms, admin, emotional support and much more. We know this drives the gender pay gap. ✊ It’s time to revolutionise work - to value care, close the gap + rewrite the rules on equality. #GenderPayGap 035
Fawcett Society @fawcettsociety.bsky.social · 11/08/2025We went to Lewes FC to see what football looks like when it is done equally. Penny East, our CEO, joined the only UK club to pay male and female players the same. 142
Fawcett Society @fawcettsociety.bsky.social · 21/07/2025Misogyny is shaping how young people see relationships, sex, and each other. Sex education must tackle it head-on. We support age-appropriate, evidence-based guidance. Read our latest blog and comments from CEO Penny East: www.fawcettsociety.org.uk/blog/sex-ed-... #SexEdReform #EndMisogyny 054
Fawcett Society @fawcettsociety.bsky.social · 09/07/2025Big wins for women at work: Gov to ban NDAs silencing harassment + offer leave for pregnancy loss before 24w. But the fight’s not over. We need a duty to advertise flexible work, key to closing the gender pay gap. Let’s keep up the pressure. #EmploymentRights #Feminism 032
Reposted by Fawcett SocietyHacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 04/07/2025Hacked Off & @fawcettsociety.bsky.social CEO comment on @dailymail.co.uk article which said that Rachel Reeves looked like she was having a "hormonal collapse": hackedoff.org/blog-posts/m... 1308
Reposted by Fawcett SocietyPenny East @pennyeast.bsky.social · 04/07/2025We @fawcettsociety.bsky.social partnered up with Cosmopolitan to look at what Labour achieved for women & girls in its first 12 months. Spoiler alert: not enough www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a...cosmopolitan.comLabour promised women better, safer lives: a year on, we decode the small wins and biggest let downsWe’re 365 days into Keir Starmer’s government and I don’t know a single woman who feels their life is better off... 121
Fawcett Society @fawcettsociety.bsky.social · 07/07/2025Labour promised change for women. One year on, where are we? Some real progress, but we’ll be watching to make sure action follows the headlines. www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a...cosmopolitan.comLabour promised women better, safer lives: a year on, we decode the small wins and biggest let downsWe’re 365 days into Keir Starmer’s government and I don’t know a single woman who feels their life is better off... 020
Fawcett Society @fawcettsociety.bsky.social · 01/07/2025📢 It’s time to rewrite the rules on equality law. Fawcett Society submitted evidence to the Office for Equality and Opportunity and the message is clear: women are still facing systemic barriers in pay, safety, and the workplace. 📄Find out more and Read our full submission: bit.ly/4kfe0BZ 031
Fawcett Society @fawcettsociety.bsky.social · 27/06/2025Our members don’t just support, they drive the work. Every campaign. Every win. Every step forward. This #SmallCharitiesWeek, we celebrate the power of small, people-powered change. 🚨 Join the fight. 👉 Become a Fawcett member: bit.ly/4kX8vt4 032
Fawcett Society @fawcettsociety.bsky.social · 23/06/2025📣 It’s #SmallCharitiesWeek and we’re shouting about the fearless feminist force that is FawcettSociety! 💪🏽 Small charity. National impact. Systemic change. Our members fuel every campaign. Every win. Every step forward. 👉 Join us and help build a feminist future for all. 🔗 bit.ly/4kX8vt4 012
Fawcett Society @fawcettsociety.bsky.social · 17/06/2025📣 3 weeks to go! Misogynoir = racism + misogyny. It hides in everyday moments. ✊But we can challenge it @everydayracism.bsky.social 📅 8 July, 7pm | Members-only event 👊 Join Fawcett to be part of the change. 🔗 bit.ly/4jC7RjS #EverydayRacism #FawcettSociety 024
Fawcett Society @fawcettsociety.bsky.social · 12/06/2025The #SpendingReview missed key opportunities. ⚖️Women’s economic empowerment must be central to growth. No welfare reversal or boost to care & rights. Social housing welcome, but must come with care, welfare & local gov funding. Marginalised women still left behind. 🔗More info: bit.ly/3HERhSA 015
Fawcett Society @fawcettsociety.bsky.social · 11/06/2025Our reaction: The dial still hasn’t shifted for disabled women, WASPI women and low-income women following today’s spending review #ComprehensiveSpendingReview 102
Reposted by Fawcett SocietyWomen's Budget Group @womensbudgetgrp.bsky.social · 11/06/2025The additional funding for the #NHS is welcome and much needed for our health & the health of the economy. Women use NHS services more than men and also make up the majority of its workforce, so underfunding has disproportionately impacted them. Disappointing not to hear investments in #SocialCare 053
Reposted by Fawcett SocietyWomen's Budget Group @womensbudgetgrp.bsky.social · 11/06/2025The decision to cut foreign aid to fund #Defence remains deeply disappointing. #ForeignAid is an important defence against conflicts, which are exacerbated by the effects of poverty, inequality and lack of resources. Women and girls will be disproportionately impacted by the cuts to aid. 243
Fawcett Society @fawcettsociety.bsky.social · 11/06/2025Too many dads are missing out on time with their newborns and families are paying the price. We need properly paid leave for both parents. Legislation matters, but forward-thinking employers can lead the culture shift. Equality benefits everyone. 020
Reposted by Fawcett SocietyMaternity Action @maternityaction.bsky.social · 10/06/2025We are the Alliance for Maternity Rights & today we've launched our action plan to Government calling for better support for new mothers & parents maternityaction.org.uk/alliance-mat... @tuc.org.uk @fbunational.bsky.social @neunion.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk @unitetheunion.bsky.social 088
Fawcett Society @fawcettsociety.bsky.social · 10/06/2025A new report from @commonswec.parliament.uk confirms what working parents already know: our system is outdated, unequal, and exclusionary. UK fathers get just 2 weeks of leave. Mothers can get 52. This entrenches outdated gender roles and widens the gender pay gap 023
Fawcett Society @fawcettsociety.bsky.social · 12/05/2025Want to see real progress on gender equality? Join the movement making it happen. Become a Fawcett member today add your voice to the fight for fairness! www.fawcettsociety.org.uk/Listing/Cate...fawcettsociety.org.ukJoin Our Movement for Women's RightsJoin Now The Fawcett Society stands unwavering in its fight for women's rights. Through cutting-edge research and campaigns for policy and legislative changes, we strive tirelessly for gender equ... 043
Reposted by Fawcett SocietyiNHouse Communications @inhousecomms.bsky.social · 29/04/2025A pleasure to host @fawcettsociety.bsky.social for their Women's Caucus Reception in our events space, bringing together amazing women from across Westminster and the advocacy sector ✨ 053
Fawcett Society @fawcettsociety.bsky.social · 29/04/2025New from @maternityaction.bsky.social: if we're serious about closing the #GenderPayGap, we need flexible working that actually works. That means rights with teeth, not just requests. Read the piece: maternityaction.org.uk/2025/04/if-w...maternityaction.org.ukIf we want to close the gender pay gap, now is the time to make sure that flexible working rights have teeth - Maternity ActionBy Marianne Schönle, Senior Policy Officer, Employment and Social Security We hear from too many new mothers whose employers deny their request to work flexibly when they return from maternity leave, ... 041
Reposted by Fawcett SocietyMaternity Action @maternityaction.bsky.social · 28/04/2025Pleased to share Lord Watson has worked with us & @neunion.bsky.social @womensbudgetgrp.bsky.social @fawcettsociety.bsky.social to table an amendment to give flexible working measures in the #employmentrights bill teeth @marianneschonle.bsky.social explains why this is needed here: bit.ly/3S8fe6qbit.lyIf we want to close the gender pay gap, now is the time to make sure that flexible working rights have teeth - Maternity ActionBy Marianne Schönle, Senior Policy Officer, Employment and Social Security, Maternity Action We hear from too many new mothers whose employers deny their request to work flexibly when they return from... 043
Fawcett Society @fawcettsociety.bsky.social · 14/04/2025🗣️ Women in architecture: we want to hear from you. Fawcett + RIBA are launching a survey to uncover the real experiences of women in the field, from student days to senior roles. Take part and help shape the future of the profession. www.fawcettsociety.org.uk/help-shape-t...fawcettsociety.org.ukHelp Shape the Future of Women in ArchitectureThe architecture industry shapes the world around us, but does it truly reflect the diversity of the people who inhabit it? We want to hear from you. Our Gender in Architecture in collaboration with R... 212
Reposted by Fawcett SocietyFawcett Society @fawcettsociety.bsky.social · 10/04/2025📢 Are you a woman who's worked in architecture, now or in the past? We’re working with RIBA on a study to understand and challenge gender inequality in the profession. Take our short survey and help shape the future of architecture. 🔗 www.fawcettsociety.org.uk/help-shape-t... 🗓️ Deadline: 22 Aprilfawcettsociety.org.ukHelp Shape the Future of Women in ArchitectureThe architecture industry shapes the world around us, but does it truly reflect the diversity of the people who inhabit it? We want to hear from you. Our Gender in Architecture in collaboration with R... 024