Committees

Women and Equalities Committee

Commons Select Committee

The Women and Equalities Committee examines the work of the Office for Equality and Opportunity (OEO). 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.

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Upcoming events

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Tuesday 22 April 2025
2:00pm Private
2:20pm Public
Community cohesion - Oral evidence 22 April 2025
2:20pm
  • Dr Naomi Green (Assistant Secretary-General at Muslim Council of Britain)
  • Akeela Ahmed MBE (Co-Chair at British Muslim Network)
  • Professor Javed Khan OBE (Managing Director at Equi)
3:05pm
  • Andrew Copson (Chief Executive at Humanists UK)
  • Dr Sukhwant Dhaliwal (Trustee at Southall Black Sisters)
  • Professor Ted Cantle CBE DL (Public Policy and Cohesion Specialist and Adviser at Belong - The Cohesion and Integration Network)
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

Past events

Wednesday 2 April 2025
2:00pm Private
2:20pm Public
Female entrepreneurship - Oral evidence 2 April 2025
2:20pm
  • Debbie Wosskow OBE (Co-Chair at Invest in Women Taskforce)
  • Jill Pay (Chair at The Gender Index)
  • Stephen Welton CBE (Chair of Board at British Business Bank)
3:20pm
  • Professor Ute Stephan (Professor of Entrepreneurship at King's College London)
  • Dr Sarah Marks (Lecturer in HRM and Organisational Behaviour at Swansea University School of Management)
  • Dr Lorna Treanor (Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at The University of Nottingham)
Room 6, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 1 April 2025
2:00pm Private
2:10pm Public
Equality at work: paternity and shared parental leave - Oral evidence 1 April 2025
2:10pm
  • Claire McCartney (Policy and Practice Manager (Resourcing and Inclusion) at Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD))
  • Jonny Briggs (Inclusion and Resource Director at Aviva)
  • Nikki Pound (Policy Officer (Women's Equality) at Trade Union Congress (TUC))
Room 6, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 25 March 2025
2:00pm Private
2:20pm Public
Equality at work: paternity and shared parental leave - Oral evidence 25 March 2025
2:20pm
  • Jonny Briggs (Inclusion and Resource Director at Aviva)
  • Claire McCartney (Policy and Practice Manager (Resourcing and Inclusion) at Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD))
  • Nikki Pound (Policy Officer (Women's Equality) at Trade Union Congress (TUC))
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Wednesday 19 March 2025
2:00pm Private
2:20pm Public
Community cohesion - Oral evidence 19 March 2025
2:20pm
  • Danny Stone (Chief Executive at Antisemitism Policy Trust)
  • Jonny Newton (Director of External Relations at Community Security Trust)
3:30pm
  • Councillor Sara Conway (Member of Safer and Stronger Communities Board at Local Government Association (LGA), and Cabinet Member for Community Safety and Resident Participation at Barnet London Borough Council)
  • Kelly Fowler (Chief Executive at Belong - The Cohesion and Integration Network)
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

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