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  Blog, Policy briefing

  Worst-Case Scenario: Working Chance publishes new research

  In 2021, we published our latest research, 'Worst-Case Scenario: How racism in the criminal justice system harms women's chances of finding work'. The research highlights the long-lasting collateral consequences of conviction for racially minoritised women.

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  Blog

  #PrideMonth: A call for more inclusive, intersectional support

  This #Pride, Working Chance calls for more inclusive, intersectional support for queer people, who are overrepresented in the criminal justice system.

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  Blog, Policy briefing

  Our response to the Justice Committee's Women in Prison Inquiry

  In April 2021, the Justice Committee launched an inquiry on women in prison. As a charity dedicated to supporting women with convictions into employment, we submitted our response on the following points.

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  Blog

  As job recovery starts, women with convictions should not be left behind

  Women have been more severely impacted by unemployment since the pandemic. What does the employment outlook look like for women with convictions?

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  Blog

  Mental health a big challenge as women with convictions look for work #MHAW2021

  For this year's Mental Health Awareness Week, we look how mental health impacts the experience of women with convictions in finding and succeeding in employment.

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  Blog

  The year that changed us all: 5 ways the pandemic changed our employability support

  For women with convictions, finding employment was already tough. With the pandemic, the situation becomes almost impossible. Here are some ways we’ve adapted our employability support, and the lessons we learned along the way.

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  Blog, Policy briefing

  Nothing to live on: Poverty is fuelling women's offending

  Women are suffering disproportionately from the financial consequences of the pandemic. Women’s offences are more likely to be financially motivated than men’s. To reduce offending, we must free women from the constraints of poverty.

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  Blog, Policy briefing

  Domestic abuse survivors who offend need a legal defence - here's why

  Survivors of domestic violence should not be criminalised if their offence is a result of their abusive circumstances. Here’s why we think having legal defences for survivors of domestic abuse is important.