As Labour marked a year in government, Fawcett Society's Penny East asks: what has Labour done for women? And what needs to happen next?
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Credits:
Presented by Sian Norris
Edited and produced by James Battershill, Ayodeji Rotinwa & Carla Abreu
Theme song ‘Odyssey’ performed by Edward Abela
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00:00 Introduction
01:50 The positive impacts of the Labour government
04:38 Third party sexual harassment and the so-called 'Banter ban'
07:35 The online backlash against feminism
09:10 Decriminalisation of abortion
10:05 Unfulfilled promises
12:28 Traumatic failures around maternity care
14:30 Labour's attitudes towards poverty and welfare
16:56 Financial vulnerability and abuse
19:03 Halving violence against women and girls
22:09 The online safety bill
25:39 Legislation is lagging behind
31:55 What does solidarity mean to you?
