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Climate and Nature mass lobby of Parliament
Ann Davison, Vice President National Council of Women GB joined thousands at the Climate and Nature mass lobby of Parliament last Wednesday. It was a chance to demonstrate NCW's commitment to urgent and robust action to protect the planet. Ann explained that NCW is...
Unite has released the results of a landmark survey into sexual harassment in the workplace.
Unite has this week (8 July) released the results of a landmark survey into sexual harassment in the workplace. The union, which has almost 300,000 women members, polled women working across all 19 sectors Unite represents on whether they had experienced sexual...
Jilly Rogers and Ruth Batty were joined by Network 18-30 members.
Jilly Rogers, NCWGB President, and Ruth Batty, NCWGB's Director for Development, were joined by Network 18-30 members, Abby, Betty, Ella, Georgia and Sian, at Westminster. Organised by Centenary Action, we heard from an inspirational panel of women MP's led by Dawn...
Ann Davison has been elected as Advisor: Environment for ICW
Ann Davison, NCWGB vice president for international affairs, has been elected as Advisor: Environment for ICW. Ann will join an impressive group of co-ordinators and advisors from all over the world. One of her goals will be to work to implement ICW's commitment to...
European Committee of the International Council of Women (ECICW) AMG
At the annual meeting of the European Committee of the International Council of Women (ECICW) NCWGB put forward a resolution calling for protections for all especially children and women from online harms. The resolution was seconded by The Portuguese Platform for...
International Council of Women conference in Morocco
National Council of Women President Jilly Rogers and Vice President (International) Ann Davison attended the International Council of Women conference in Morocco.. Jilly presented on a number of topics including mentorship, our work with disadvantaged young women and...
Are you interested in volunteering with National Council of Women GB?
We're looking for new volunteers who have experience of working with young women and girls. Particularly those from an educational background. We are expanding our Young Women's Steering Group (YWSG) to include members with relevant experience. The YWSG looks after...
Great Big Green Week is here 💚!
7th - 15th June 2025 Great Big Green Week is the UK's biggest celebration of community action to tackle climate change and protect nature. NCWGB is committed to helping in the fight against climate change. Last week we held an online debate with other women's...
Violence against women and girls in 2025
Last week Mariam Keating, Head of the Home Affairs, Human Rights, Equalities and Justice Hub in the House of Commons, published this article about "Violence against women and girls in 2025" on the House of Commons Library page. The article details previous VAWG...
Volunteers’ Week is here and it’s time to celebrate all things volunteering!
Volunteers' Week is here and it's time to celebrate all things volunteering! NCWGB is run by volunteers and always has been. Lots of charities and organisations are. Volunteering your time and/or talents to support something you believe in is incredibly rewarding. We...
Violence against women and girls
Ministers appear to be "oblivious" to the true scale of harm caused by violence against women and girls and must do more to "reverse the worrying rise in misogyny", MPs have said. Parliament's cross-party public accounts committee heard evidence that women's refuges...
National Council of Women hear back from those who attended the Commission on the Status of Women
On 1 May, National Council of Women heard back from those who had attended the Commission on the Status of Women - our members and Associates ( Methodist Women, Wales Assembly of Women, Scottish Women's Convention, Women Graduates, Orchid Project - and Girlguiding as...
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