The long fight for equality

Katherine Rake — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:29:43 GMT

When women won the vote 80 years ago, many thought true equality was a mere step away. But it has not been so simple

The announcement late last month of an Equality Bill was met with reports of alarm in some quarters that the bill would result in reverse discrimination, with white men becoming the new losers. But the draft law proposes no such thing. It is a measured (and in parts too mild) approach to addressing the stubborn problem of women achieving full and equal citizenship.

The announcement came almost 80 years to [...]

What about rape victims?

Katherine Rake — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:10:55 GMT

We want to see all political parties making the greater commitment of ringfencing proper funding for a network of rape crisis services across the country, writes Fawcett's Katherine Rake

Every 34 minutes a rape is reported to the police in the United Kingdom. Thousands more victims do not come forward. Yet three-quarters of local authorities have no services for rape victims. It is only women who are �lucky enough� to be attacked in the right area that can expect to have any access to support services.

This should be a national scandal - a political disaster for the government. [...]

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The long fight for equality

What about rape victims?