European Union Withdrawal Bill 'sets the tone for the kind of Britain we're going to be', says chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission in an interview with PoliticsHome.

Labour has appointed Dawn Butler as Shadow Women and Equalities Minister after Sarah Champion stood down from the role last month.

Kezia Dugdale has said she was forced to come out as gay after a magazine published details about her sexuality.

Dods Monitoring’s Lizzie Hendy marks the 50th anniversary since the Sexual Offences Act 1967 came into force, reflects on how far LGBT legal rights have come and suggests which changes are still needed.

All jobs should be advertised as available for flexible working, and greater support should be given to fathers to play more of a role in child care, in a shake-up of culture and working practices to reduce pay gaps, the Equality and Human Rights Commission said today.

David Davis has issued a lengthy response to accusations that the UK’s Brexit negotiating team is dominated by men. 

A Labour councillor has been suspended from the party after she branded naked Pride marchers “paedophiles”.

Theresa May has admitted the Tories were "wrong" in their attitude to gay rights in the past but have "come a long way" on the issue.

Chartered Management Institute (CMI) calls on FTSE100 leaders to do more to actively champion greater diversity in their workplaces.

Chancellor Philip Hammond has found himself at the centre of a sexism row for reportedly saying that driving a train is so easy that even a woman can do it.

There is a cost to society when women MPs serve shorter terms and hold fewer senior positions, says Anushka Asthana

The appalling attacks on our way of life in Manchester and London changed the mood of the country and the tragic Grenfell Tower fire in Kensington has left an indelible mark, says David Isaac, Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission.

Speaking at the Social Mobility Employer Index launch event, Education Secretary Justine Greening called for social mobility to be “right at the heart of everyone’s agenda.”

Mark Atkinson, Chief Executive at disability charity Scope, has responded to the Queen's Speech.

Rebecca Thompson FCIOB, a specialist in heritage conservation and lecturer in building studies, has become the 114th President of the Chartered Institute of Building, only the second female ever to hold that position.

Former minister David Laws has issued a savage attack on Tim Farron, saying the Liberal Democrat leader was right to resign as he holds "outdated and offensive" views on social issues.

The most marginalised in society will pay the price if human rights protections are weakened through Brexit and repealing the Human Rights Act, the UK’s three human rights institutions have warned.

Progress towards real equality for disabled people over the past twenty years is insufficient and 'littered with missed opportunities and failures'.

Proposals by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to introduce a centralised assessment for would-be solicitors could lead to improved diversity in the profession and increased social mobility, a new report says.

Parent barristers, especially women, will be disadvantaged by HMCTS proposals for Courts to start earlier and finish later, the Bar Council has said adding that the plans do not take account of rules that self-employed barristers must follow when organising their work.

Government Brexit plans are showing a lack of ambition for equality and human rights standards, Equality and Human Rights Commission Chair David Isaac has warned.

The NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union in the UK, has pledged its support to International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (21st March), by urging Government to do more to promote racial equality within schools, especially throughout the looming Brexit process.

If the UK is to be a truly equal society, then women should not have to choose between having children or progressing their careers, argues Sharon Hodgson MP.

It is becoming increasingly clear that the next step in the fight for equality will be in finally creating a Budget that works for women