Media coverage

Helen Pankhurst CBE wrote an op-ed for LBC on the need to prioritise women’s safety. 

Stylist magazine covered new research about women increasingly feeling unsafe talking about politics. A quotation from our convener Helen Pankhurst CBE is included.

Nation Cymru covered the commemorative photocall of all women MPs wearing personalised sashes organised by Centenary Action.

Centenary Action Convener Helen Pankhurst CBE was interviewed by Rachel Johnson for the Difficult Women podcast.

Centenary Action Convener Helen Pankhurst CBE wrote about our new research for an article in Politics.co.uk.

Centenary Action Convener Professor Helen Pankhurst CBE was interviewed by Maya Oppenheim for The Independent.

Centenary Action Convener Professor Helen Pankhurst CBE was interviewed by Holly for the Conversations of Inspiration podcast.

Cosmopolitan exclusively covered the launch of the #SheVotes24 coalition in this article which includes a quote from Professor Helen Pankhurst CBE, Convenor of Centenary Action

The Independent covered the launch of Centenary Action’s campaign to get out the women’s vote.

Centenary Action Convener Professor Helen Pankhurst wrote an opinion piece for Politics.co.uk on the need for more women MPs.

Centenary Action Convener Professor Helen Pankhurst was interviewed by the BBC for International Women’s Day.

Centenary Action Convener Professor Helen Pankhurst CBE talks to BBC Radio Suffolk about the need for more female MPs in the House of Commons.

Centenary Action steering group member Dr Sarabajaya Kumar wrote for Chamber UK about why more needs to be done to support disabled general election candidates.

As a part of Chamber’s political Sandbox series, Founder and Director of 50:50 Parliament, Frances Scott, interviewed Professor Helen Pankhurst CBE, the Convenor of Centenary Action.

Helen Pankhurst CBE wrote exclusively for WI Life, sharing the Women Count campaign and why representation matters.

Labour MP Stella Creasy’s call for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) to “follow the law on maternity cover” has been backed by senior figures across the labour movement and women’s organisations

Dubbed “Pestminster”, the scandal hit at the height of the #MeToo movement, exposing a toxic culture in UK politics – similar to the allegations that have rocked Canberra in recent months.

Almost six in 10 women cited sexism in local politics as a barrier.

The hybrid parliament with a fixed speaking list, clear and transparent timings and no ‘bobbing’ up and down waiting to be invited to speak has been liberating, writes Daisy Cooper MP.

“Campaigners and other MPs voiced concerns ahead of the debate that the legislation only extends the paid leave to ministers and shadow cabinet members, excluding other backbenchers and setting up a “two-tier” system of maternity leave.”

‘The message parliament sends if we only offer that to women at the top is that somehow maternity leave is a benefit like a company car’ says Stella Creasy

The government is facing a backlash over plans to change the law to give cabinet ministers six months’ maternity leave on full pay, allowing the attorney general, Suella Braverman, to keep her post after having her baby but excluding backbench MPs from similar rights.

It is incumbent on the government to act now to ensure equitable access to parliament for all MPs.

From Helen Pankhurst, Sam Smethers, Faeeza Vaid, Professor Sarah Childs, Jess Garland and others.

The Conservative Party is “minimising violence against women and girls” by refusing to remove the whip from an MP arrested on suspicion of rape, a coalition of charities and trade unions have warned.

A group of women’s charities and unions are calling on Parliament to step in and suspend a Conservative MP after he was arrested over rape allegations.

Women’s charities and unions representing parliamentary staff have called on parliament to bypass the Conservatives’ disciplinary procedures and suspend the Tory MP arrested on suspicion of rape.