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Women & Equalities Committee

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We are a cross-party group of @HouseofCommons MPs working together to scrutinise the Government on equalities. See what we're working on 👇

This week, we held the first evidence session of our inquiry into reproductive health conditions among girls and young women. Janet Lindsay, Chief Executive at Wellbeing of Women, explains how data indicates there’s a routine dismissal of period pain by healthcare professionals⬇️


We have published our report into tackling HIV transmission. The report sets out a series of recommendations to the Government for its new HIV action plan. Read the report in full: committees.parliament.uk/committee/328/…


We're looking into egg donation and freezing, including whether women have sufficient information about the process, health impacts and consequences. Submit your views through our website: committees.parliament.uk/work/9442/egg-…


We will examine attitudes towards immigration in a public hearing for our inquiry into community cohesion. Watch at 2.20pm on 12 November, with: @PeterKGeoghegan | @britishfuture | @hopenothate Find out more: committees.parliament.uk/event/24864/fo…

CommonsWEC's tweet image. We will examine attitudes towards immigration in a public hearing for our inquiry into community cohesion.

Watch at 2.20pm on 12 November, with:

@PeterKGeoghegan | @britishfuture | @hopenothate

Find out more: committees.parliament.uk/event/24864/fo…

During this week's session looking at a range of issues for women and girls in sport, we heard from @Tanni_GT about the need for supporting programmes to encourage participation, not just inspirational moments 👇


We wrote to the Secretary of State for Education @bphillipsonMP about British Sign Language (BSL) education for Deaf children and their families. Read the reply from the Secretary of State: committees.parliament.uk/publications/5… BSL version of the letters: youtube.com/watch?v=QAI65V…

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Tune in at 2.20pm to watch us discuss a range of issues for women in sport including online abuse, and barriers to participation among minority groups. Watch live: parliamentlive.tv/event/index/d8… Witnesses: @fernwhelan5 | @thewellhq | @Tanni_GT | @the_LTA | @HinaxShafi

The Women and Equalities Committee will meet later today to examine the challenges and issues facing women and girls in sport. Paralympic champion Baroness Grey-Thompson tells @KarthiSport the social media abuse female athletes face is 'absolutely appalling'. #R4Today



We welcome new members @kimleadbeater, Kevin McKenna MP and @NadiaWhittomeMP to the Committee 🤝

CommonsWEC's tweet image. We welcome new members @kimleadbeater, Kevin McKenna MP and @NadiaWhittomeMP to the Committee 🤝

We supported the creation of the Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority (CIISA) in our report on Misogyny in Music to tackle bullying and harassment in the music industry. We welcome CIISA's first Annual Report: ciisa.org.uk/annual-report/


We took evidence on cosmetic procedures from Health Minister @karinsmyth. Our Chair Sarah Owen MP asked if the most dangerous cosmetic procedures should be banned immediately ⬇️


Our fourth and final evidence session for our inquiry looking into the health impacts of breast implants and other cosmetic procedures is about to start. Parliament Live 🟢 parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/81… YouTube 🔴 youtube.com/live/ynRNegQuO…

CommonsWEC's tweet image. Our fourth and final evidence session for our inquiry looking into the health impacts of breast implants and other cosmetic procedures is about to start.

Parliament Live 🟢
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We have published a report on female entrepreneurship. The report sets out a series of recommendations to the Government to tackle systemic bias and cultural norms ⬇️ Read our recommendations to the Government: publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5901/cmse…


We welcome the Government taking forward our recommendation to facilitate and fund research into the effectiveness of reconstructive surgery for survivors of female genital mutilation. Read the letter from Baroness Merron @DHSCgovuk ⬇️


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