Labour Conference was a battle of the male egos.

Women's charities keep turning up. Keep asking questions. Despite being sidelined.

Some thoughts on www.fawcettsociety.org.uk/blog/labour-...

We @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...

Depressing league table to be plummeting down...the 10 Year NHS Plan is meant to be published this week - here is hoping women's health is prioritised. www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...

Thank goodness those 'over emotional' women aren't in charge. 🙄

We need male allies.

Maybe men to tell this TOWIE guy that doing club nights 48 hours after assaulting his girlfriend isn't right. And it's not about HIM and how "good" he feels.

Instead we have men on stage saying what a good guy he is.

Standing by your friends is not done by enabling them.

I wrote about the final season of "The Handmaid's Tale" and #Resistance feminism in retrospect, for @newyorker.com: www.newyorker.com/culture/on-t...

🚨This World Social Work Day, we’re launching our campaign: #SocialWorkMatters. ⬇️

We want everyone with severe mental health needs to have access to a mental health social worker.

Here's why ⬇️
https://bit.ly/41YkIoS

#WorldSocialWorkDay #SocialWorkWeek2025 #SocialWork #MentalHealth

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Sadly, another year when @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social reads the list of women killed by men. Tragic BUT Jess now taking real tangible actions to reduce this number. No one has more passion for this challenge.

One in eight women killed by men are over 70, report reveals

👩‍🍳 “My sous chef pressed me up against a corner as he was correcting me on my mise en place and asked me if I could feel his d--k on my leg”

As 70 female chefs speak out about the sexism and inequality they have faced in kitchens, is the culinary world having its MeToo moment?

"We need to see an end to the imprisonment of pregnant women."

@cathynewman.bsky.social asks Janey Starling, from Level Up, and Pia Sinha, from the Prison Reform Trust, how troubling it is that women are still giving birth while handcuffed.

Read and watch:
www.channel4.com/news/prison-...

People from ethnic minority backgrounds are spending a greater share of their incomes on housing, and getting poorer quality homes in return.

@feliciao.bsky.social explains what we know ⤵️

Only 19 years old.

Jaysley was failed in so many ways.

BBC News - Army mishandled sex assault before death - coroner
www.bbc.com/news/article...

"The MMHA and @rcm.org.uk say that there are stark variations in the levels of care... They and @laurakyrkesmith.bsky.social want to prevent women at risk from slipping through the cracks by making mental health support fully embedded into routine maternity care." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

This was the biggest challenge when supporting a close friend to leave hospital - there was nowhere for him to go. He was too ill for most supported accomodation, and yet the local authority suggested 'you should try SpareRoom.com'.

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

In my 35 years in #mentalhealth poor #housing or a lack of has always been the thing that causes significant and enduring harm. Supported accommodation that is safe and close to one’s community is too hard to find. This is an important piece of research 👇🏼
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

While the Planning Guidance recognises mental health as a priority, it offers no additional funding for MH services to address rising levels of need. We urgently need the Government to invest in our mental health in the upcoming Spending Review to create a mentally healthier future.

The way he is stood there fully dressed as she disrobes. It's the kind of thing we will (hopefully) look back on in 50 years time in shock. Everyone taking photographs of a naked woman under the apparent instruction from her husband. Horrendous.

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