Update on progress of the Media Bill

Update on progress of the Media Bill

NCW Trustee Jan Leventhall attended the VLV (Voice of the Listener and Viewer) Autumn conference on 29th November and heard interesting debates on the future of Public Service Broadcasting and the Media Bill relating to our joint resolution with VLV on protecting...
Jilly Rogers announced as new NCWGB President.

Jilly Rogers announced as new NCWGB President.

In light of Elsie Leadley’s retirement, NCWGB would like to announce the appointment of Jilly Rogers as our new President. We thought we’d ask Jilly some questions to help you get to know a bit about her and her hopes for NCWGB.Jilly, you joined NCW in...
Elsie Leadley retires as NCWGB President.

Elsie Leadley retires as NCWGB President.

Elsie has been a stalwart of NCWGB. She joined as a member in the 80s but stepped back when she returned to full time employment. She then rejoined in 2002 having retired. Over the years Elsie has held a number of appointments including Darlington Branch Chair,...
European Committee of the International Council of Women

European Committee of the International Council of Women

NCW member Ann Davison recently attended the European Committee of the International Council of Women (ECICW) meeting in Lisbon, Portugal. Women came from as far away as Tunisia, Ukraine and Turkey.In no country has equality been achieved. So they deplored the claims...
NCW represented at UN Commission meeting on widowhood

NCW represented at UN Commission meeting on widowhood

Ann Davison, member of NCW attended a follow up meeting to the UN Commission on the Status of Women in London on 25 April 2023. The meeting focused on the topic of widowhood: a critical, yet neglected global gender issue, affecting an estimated over 300 million widows...