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Women and Equalities Committee

Commons Select Committee

The Women and Equalities Committee examines the work of the Government Equalities Office (GEO). It holds Government to account on equality law and policy, including the Equality Act 2010 and cross Government activity on equalities. It also scrutinises the Equality and Human Rights Commission.

Committee's work on sexual harassment

For information about the work of committees before 2020 please visit committees before 2020, inquiries before 2020 or publications before 2020.

6 current inquiries

Inquiries allow committees to consider oral and written evidence on a particular topic. They usually result in the publication of a report.

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Changing the perfect picture: an inquiry into body image
Opened 26 March 2020
Unequal impact: Coronavirus (Covid-19) and the impact on people with protected characteristics
Opened 30 March 2020
Unequal impact? Coronavirus and BAME people
Opened 9 June 2020
Unequal impact? Coronavirus and the gendered economic impact
Opened 9 June 2020
Unequal impact? Coronavirus, disability and access to services
Report:
Published
On 25 September 2020
Opened 9 June 2020
One off session: The impact of coronavirus on children’s education
Opened 22 September 2020

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The impact of coronavirus on children’s education examined
Women and Equalities Committee the range of impacts of the pandemic on the education of children from different ethnic groups
29 September 2020
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Restrictions on disabled people’s rights must not become the new normal
Women and Equalities Committee publish Unequal impact? Coronavirus, disability and access to services interim report
25 September 2020
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Changing the perfect picture: what can be done about poor body image?
Women and Equalities Committee examines what can be done about poor body image
23 September 2020

Latest publications

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Women and Equalities Attendance Statistics
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Attendance statistics
Correspondence from the Chair to the Minister of Women and Equalities relating to reform of the Gender Recognition Act
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Correspondence
Letter from the Miniser for Women and Equalities to the Chair regarding new Chair of Equality and Human Rights Commission
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Correspondence

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