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 940455
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Blog, Policy briefing
Worst-Case Scenario: Left behind on the career ladder
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Blog, Policy briefing
Worst-Case Scenario: Fighting battles on multiple fronts
Racially minoritised women with convictions are fighting battles on multiple fronts whilst looking for work - whether that's social stigma, custody battles, or mental health issues.
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Blog, Policy briefing
Worst-Case Scenario: Over-policed and harshly punished
A criminal record is a massive barrier to employment. This is the first in our #WorstCaseScenario blog series on how these challenges are much tougher for racially minoritised women, who face multiple and intersecting discrimination.
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Blog
Five years after HMP Holloway closed, what happened to Western Europe’s largest women’s prison?
Five years after the last women left its gates, the former Holloway prison site stands empty and deserted, a reminder both of the long struggle for women’s rights and liberation, and the thousands of women who lived there deprived of their freedom.
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Blog, Policy briefing
Joint Statement: The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill Will Have Harmful Long-term Consequences for Women
The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill will not make women safer. Read our joint statement about why we strongly oppose the Bill in its current form.
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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.