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September 17, 2020

Interview with Bernadette Meaden

Q. Your new book, Illness, Disability and Caring draws on the wisdom of the Bible to help us better understand various aspects of illness, disability and caring.
May 26, 2020

Illness, disability, caring and COVID-19

When I wrote a book about illness, disability and caring I had never even heard of CO
February 24, 2020

Young carers do £12,000 of unpaid work every year, says Action for Children

New research shows young carers spend an average of 25 hours a week caring for loved ones, and are effectively ‘on call’ overnight.
October 25, 2019

One fifth fewer unpaid carers supported by local authorities in England

Carers UK says unpaid carers are propping up a crumbling social care system and being left without vital practical support.
March 1, 2019

Caring is not just a family responsibility

I have always admired Giles Fraser, even when I have disagreed with him.
December 18, 2018

Fawcett Society welcomes new code banning gender stereotypes in advertising

The Advertising Standards Authority has announced that it will enforce a new code around gender stereotyping in adverts from June 2019.
September 21, 2018

UK Government 'lagging behind in making budgets work for women'

The Women’s Budget Group is urging the UK Government to follow the example of the Scottish Government in analysing economic policies for their equality impact.
August 3, 2018

Greater Manchester gulfs in jobs, care and transport shows devolution will fail without women

New data from the Fawcett Society, Happen Together and Amity reveals that, despite Greater Manchester having a lower gender pay gap than the UK as a whole, there are still 'boy jobs' and 'girl jobs' in Greater Manchester apprenticeships.
June 29, 2018

ILO calls for urgent action to prevent 'looming global care crisis'

Investment in the care economy needs to be doubled to avert a looming global care crisis, says a new ILO report.
February 1, 2017

Government ideology makes caring more difficult

When making cuts to social security benefits the government’s approach has been to blame the poor for their own poverty.