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Blog, Policy briefingOur 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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BlogAs 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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BlogMental 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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BlogThe 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 briefingNothing 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 briefingDomestic 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.
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Blog, Policy briefingCorston Report: What's changed since it was commissioned 15 years ago?
More than a decade since the Corston Report, we take a look at the progress that's been made, and what's left to do.
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CampaignGender equality needs your participation #IWD2021 #ChooseToChallenge
On International Women’s Day, fight injustice and join the campaign for workplace equality for all women, including those trying to leave a criminal conviction behind.