Today is The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women “Violence against women & girls is one of the most widespread of all human rights violations, and it’s gone up under COVID.” – Caroline Lucas. Today is also the day that Femicide Census has launched its ground-breaking 10 year report into femicide in […]
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Wed 25-11-20 20:00 – 21:30 GPW Book Club
Join us on Zoom for a coffee (or wine) and a chat about all things Green literature. An American Marriage by Tayari JonesThis book won the Women’s Prize for Fiction, 2019, and tells the story of newlyweds, Celestial and Roy, who are the embodiment of both the American Dream and the New South. He is […]
GPW Election -We are awaiting the results
To all our members and supporters who are wondering what the outcome of the recent elections to the Green Party Women committee. The Election Returns Officer has not as yet released the results. We will keep you updated and publish the results on the members space when we have them. We hope members who intend […]
Hustings Questions Overview
These questions were asked of all of the leadership and deputy leadership candidates. We asked respondents to stick to 100 words , but some candidates overlooked this, so in fairness, we have organised by surnames for those under 100 words , and ranked other answers in order of word count.. The links to the questions […]
Candidates Answers to Hustings Q8: Literature Inspiration:
Literature Inspiration GPW are about to launch their Book Club (20:00, last Wednesday every month). Our first book is by the Barrister and Eco-activist , Polly Higgins “Dare to be Great”. Which book should be next on the GPW reading list and why? 8. Shahrar Ali Silent Spring by Rachel Carson. This is a […]
Candidates Answers to Hustings Q7 : Party Governance & Leadership
Party Governance & Leadership Given the high turnover of GPRC/GPEx roles, there are concerns some party members are standing for high-level positions with poor grasp of role expectations and often stand down. Some roles wield more power with less accountability which was addressed in the holistic review, however it’s implementation has been consistently delayed. Will […]
Candidates Answers to Hustings Q6: Political discourse:
Political discourse Are ‘the left’ becoming more authoritarian? Using techniques such as ‘no platforming’, ‘no debate’, ‘cancel culture’, demonetizing/de-funding and employment/contract termination. Has the left has become more intolerant over the past few years, and do these techniques improve political discourse? 6. shahrar Ali 100 wc Unfortunately, authoritarianism has afflicted movements across […]
Candidates Answers to Hustings Q5 Pensions
Pensions In 2018, women in the EU aged over 65 received a pension that was on average 30% lower than that of men. Women already had smaller pensions – but now lockdown has hit women’s pensions hard, as their pensions have shrunk on average 17.5 percent compared to just 5.7 percent for men during the […]
Candidates Answers to Hustings Question 4: Domestic Workers
Domestic Workers 80% of worldwide domestic employees are women and many of whom are on irregular or informal contracts, have been severely affected by the pandemic. Despite being “at the frontlines” of COVID-19, they are rarely part of COVID-19 response plans. This is especially pronounced for women of colour, migrant women, disabled women and working […]
Candidates Answers to Hustings Q3: Triple Whammy
Triple whammy Women in the UK are more materially impacted due to Brexit, austerity, and the pandemic. This has had an impact on their work and career situation, economic situation, opportunities, caring responsibilities, access to justice and education, health care access and provision and much more. This is especially pronounced for women of colour, migrant […]
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