Linked to the gender pay gap, and that women take more time out for caring responsibilities, this means that women are receiving an average £7,600 per year less than men in their pensions. At this rate the gap won’t be closed until 2061.

Well I’m glad its popularity is coming back, and I know there will be millions cheering the Lionesses on tomorrow. Let’s hope we can bring home the trophy 🏆

It’s a really odd thing to do with their time, especially as the Lionesess keep proving time and again what great role models they are on and off the pitch.

Let’s not also forget that the FA banned women’s football for 50 years - because it was too popular.

The research shows that when the footballers were blurred out, the ratings given were equal for men and women. When they weren’t, the men rated the women lower.
I read the comments under each post about the Lionesses there are so many angry men who seem to watch them play just to slate them.

We can all do our bit, no matter how big or small, and if the wearing of 🏳️‍⚧️ laces helps the trans people in our league feel a little bit supported, agains the backdrop of The Football Association ‘s ban, then that is what I will do (and also get 🏳️‍⚧️ laces for the rest of my team too!)

The levels of abuse that LGBT+ people receive daily is totally unacceptable, the online vitriol on any LGBT+ related post goes on and on. We know the majority of people are allies, but we really need you to be vocal and visible at this time, we can’t fight this discrimination on our own.

Today is International Day Against Homohobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia (#IDAHOBIT), and sadly it feels more needed this year than I remember in my lifetime.

In this blog we spoke to Hannah Freeman Jarvis from the Tap Specialist about how she has set up her business to do things differently.

The Living Wage Foundation have reported that women are 50% more likely to be paid less than the Real Living Wage. The “sticky floor”, whereby people struggle to get out of low paid and insecure jobs, impacts women significantly more than men.

This report recommends workplace action of awareness campaigns, getting employee feedback and policy reviews.

Some US states have stepped in and brought in legislation. In the UK although the Equality Act protects against race discrimination, it does not specifically mention hair, and people are campaigning for a change in the law.

Hair discrimination is so bad that many Black women use chemical hair straightening agents that can affect their health.

But there is positive news: three fifths of Australians believe things would be better if more women were in positions of responsibility in government and companies; and two-thirds believe that young women today will have better lives than their mothers generation.