Archive: Equality

No 10 unleashes Tory gay marriage opposition with free vote move

New York has already opened its doors to gay marriage

Downing Street has bowed to ministerial opposition to its plans to legalise gay marriage by giving all MPs a free vote.

Cardinal condemns 'grotesque' gay marriage plans

Time to halt progress: Cardinal won't budge over gay marriage

Peers take on gay church weddings days after they come into force

Time to halt progress: Cardinal won't budge over gay marriage

Cardinal Keith O'Brien stands by his comments opposing gay marriage

The senior Catholic whose attack on gay marriage proposals as "grotesque" attracted a media storm yesterday is refusing to back down.

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Cardinal condemns 'grotesque' gay marriage plans

The coalition's plans to legalise gay marriage are "madness", "grotesque" and an undermining of human rights, the UK's senior Catholic has said.

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Former Archbishop leads backlash against gay marriage

Daniel Hernandez and Nevin Cohen get married on the first day New York State's Marriage Equality Act went into effect last year.

The former Archbishop of Canterbury fired an opening salvo in the resistance to gay marriage today, as traditionalist groups started to mobilise against the plans.

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Comment: Getting women into politics is about fixing the problem, not the numbers

Janice Atkinson-Small is communications director of Women On...

We need to support women into politics without resorting to special treatment.

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politics.co.uk podcast: Not enough women MPs?

Parties have very different approaches to getting more women into parliament

Westminster's political parties are adopting very different approaches as they try to increase the number of female MPs in parliament.

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State funding call to encourage working class politicians

Not all working class politicians would be Shameless

Potential working class politicians would be more likely to become MPs if they received funding from taxpayers encouraging them to run, a Labour MP has said.

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Clegg laments lack of black football managers

Nick Clegg argues football shows limits of race equality progress

Football shows the limited progress made in the pursuit of race equality, deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has said.

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Call for 'bold action' to tackle unrepresentative Commons

Overwhelmingly white, male and middle class

There is no 'silver bullet' to fix the problem of an unrepresentative House of Commons, according to a report out today.

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Why those wanting more women MPs are playing the long game

Theresa May is only the second ever female home secretary

A fresh campaign to push for more women in politics faces challenges from both crisis-driven news cycles and the forces of the right.

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Internet pornography 'opt-in' plans on the way

Internet users who want to look at pornography will have to actively 'opt-in' with their service provider, under new plans.

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Comment: The Empress' new clothes

Righteous and radical feminism is making a thoroughly undemocratic lurch for power.

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Feminist protest kicks off outside London porn event

Hugh Hefner with two models. The Playboy founder is widely considered to have brought the industry some mainstream acceptibility.

Several feminist groups will join forces today to protest outside a porn summit in central London.

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Comment: Women are shock absorbers for cuts

Anna Bird is acting chief executive of the Fawcett Society.

For all the government's faux concern about women bearing the brunt of the cuts, actions speak louder than words.

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Coalition to woo women voters

Women voters: The coalition's latest target

Plans to win over wavering female voters have been revealed in a leaked government document.

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Cameron humiliates Dorries ahead of abortion debate

Cameron has previously been accused of speaking disparagingly to female MPs.

David Cameron issued a humiliating retort to Nadine Dorries ahead of a debate on abortion today, in a further sign the Tory backbencher has irritated Downing Street.

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Bosses face 98-year wait for equal pay

Made In Dagenham shows we've come a long way... sort of

Female executives will have to wait until 2109 before their average salary catches up with those of their male peers, research out today suggests.

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IDS not budging on retirement age shift

Women in their late 50s face later retirement age

Plans to put back the retirement age for women sooner than expected are sparking disquiet on all sides of the Commons.

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Women face 150-year wait for equality in local government

Equal representation of women on councils could be 150 years away

Women will have to wait 150 years to gain equal representation in local government, according to a report published today.

Female MP fights against all-boys football rule

Casey Stoney headers a ball for England. Women's football still does not receive significant attention from sports fans.

A female MP is hitting back at the Football Association (FA) after its role in the parliamentary football team meant she was thrown out.

Tory right-wing candidates shown the door

Fewer seats in 2015 has heightened competition among candidates for parliamentary seats

The Conservatives have culled a number of leading parliamentary candidates from their right wing, prompting outrage from one backbencher.

Govt invites anti-abortion group to advisory board

Anti-abortion group Life will sit on the Independent Advisory Group on Sexual Health and HIV

The government has invited an anti-abortion group to sit on its advisory panel for sexual health, in a move likely to enrage women's rights campaigners.