We're experts on issues related to gender equality, the criminal justice system, and the employment landscape. Please send all media enquiries to lizzy@workingchance.org or 07860 940 455

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  Blog, Campaign

  Double the impact of your gift - all donations matched for one week!

  Working Chance is taking part in the Big Give Christmas Challenge and we need your help. For the next 7 days only, donations to Working Chance made through the Big Give Christmas Challenge will be matched - which means that your gift will be doubled at no extra cost to you.

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  News

  From Windrush to Working Chance #BlackHistoryMonth

  In celebration of Black History Month, our Employability Coach Vanisha Smith reflects on the journey her grandmother made to the UK as part of the Windrush generation, and how that informs her identity and work today in supporting women with convictions.

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  Blog, Policy briefing

  Conveyor Belt Justice: APPEAL's briefing on the Single Justice Procedure

  The Single Justice Procedure is a relatively new process rolled out widely under Covid legislation to deal with minor offences without going to court, relying instead on written notices. However, we are concerned by how it erodes the due process rights of defendants and creates potential for miscarriages of justice.

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  Blog, Campaign

  Cutting the lifeline: what does it mean for women with convictions on Universal Credit?

  Today, Universal Credit – the benefits system supporting millions of families in the UK – is being cut by £20 per week, the biggest overnight cut to social security since World War Two. Changemakers are calling on the government to #KeepTheLifeline.

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  Blog, Campaign

  Fighting for a better benefits system

  Many women with convictions rely on Universal Credit to survive. Changemakers are advocating for a system that works for them. Here are some main issues that need urgent attention.

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  Blog, Policy briefing

  Joint briefing on the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill

  The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill in its current form fails to do justice for women. Read our joint briefing with a coalition of women's rights organisations, led by Rights of Women.

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  Blog, Campaign

  Changing the game

  The voices of women with experience of the criminal justice system are too often ignored or overlooked. That’s why we’re excited to introduce Changemakers, a policy and campaign group of women with convictions fighting to change the system.

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  Blog, Policy briefing

  Left behind on the career ladder #WorstCaseScenario

  Once racially minoritised women with convictions find jobs, the battle with discrimination isn’t over. They are less likely than their white counterparts to access opportunities to progress in their careers.