It's International Women's Day,
John!
To recognise this important day, our female MPs have each tabled a
Bill in Parliament to tackle some of the discrimination, prejudice and
inequality that women continue to face in the UK and around the
world.
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Women and girls continue to pay more than men for basic
products
Christine Jardine
On average, women pay £200 more than men do every single year for
the same consumer goods and services. This is unacceptable. It's time
to end the pink tax.
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Women are much more likely than men to go to prison for
non-violent offences
Daisy Cooper
We should not be punishing women more severely than men for
committing the same crime.
It's time for a new approach to
sentencing women, centred around more community sentences for
non-violent crimes, which will prevent reoffending and help offenders
turn their lives around.
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No child should miss out on an education because of their
period
Layla Moran
Every day, girls at school are being teased, bullied or even
punished for being on their period - and children with medical
conditions face similar stigma.
Schools should not have a
blanket ban on toilet access, as it leads to students missing lessons
altogether for fear of their period starting or needing access to the
toilet at short notice.
Instead, the government should provide
guidance and training - and then let teachers use their common sense
in letting their students go the bathroom during lessons.
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Around the world, many people do not have access to period
products
Wendy Chamberlain
Last year, the former International Development Secretary announced
that the UK would work to eradicate period poverty globally by 2030.
It's time to hold the government to account on this commitment
to tackle global period poverty.
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And there’s more to come!
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Next week we have three more Bills being introduced to
Parliament:
➜ Munira Wilson is campaigning to give victims of sexual violence
or domestic abuse better access to support services,
➜ Sarah
Olney is introducing a Bill to have buffer zones around abortion
clinics, and
➜ Wera Hobhouse is continuing the fight to make
misogyny a hate crime.
Keep an eye out for more about their Bills on Adlib next week.
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