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Covid-19 & Women: your weekly update

July 19 - July 23 2021

Dear Subscribers,

We hope you are safe and well. This is our weekly newsletter bringing you the latest on gender, the economy and Covid-19. In 2021, we hope to continue bringing you relevant news on the gendered effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. If you like what we are bringing you, forward this email to a friend or two so they can sign up here.

Before we start, we have some exciting upcoming events and opportunities we would like to share...

1. Call for Tenders - Green Jobs and Income Security

As part of our Feminist Green New Deal project in collaboration with Wen, we are looking for experienced researchers to produce policy papers on our second round of discussions, which will focus on the future of green jobs, and how we can ensure income security in a green, gender-equal economy.

Deadline | Sunday 25 July

Click here to find out more.

2. Feminist Futures: Reimagining Global Climate Justice

For our 3rd Annual Early Career Network conference, Feminist Futures: Reimagining Global Climate Justice, we invite ECN members who are engaging with ideas rooted in (feminist) environmental justice to present their research on 28 October 2021 virtually, via Remo.

Click here to learn more about the themes of this year's conference and how to apply

If you would like us to include anything related to gender and covid-19, please reply to this email or email admin@wbg.org.uk - thank you!

Keep reading for more news on the gendered and economic impacts of the pandemic in the UK and beyond. Scroll down to the bottom to catch upcoming events on gender, the economy and Covid-19.

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The Women's Budget Group on Covid-19

Our recent work...

WBG response to Government Plans on Funding for Social Care
WBG welcomes the governments action on social care, however the current proposals would disproportionately impact young people and working families, emphasising the need for a more progressive solution.

‘Freedom Day’ – what are the implications of lifting lockdown restrictions in England?
We recently published a briefing exploring the gendered and equalities impacts of lifting lockdown restrictions in England.

Leading Women’s Organisations Call on Government to ‘Build Back Fairer’
WBG alongside leading women's organisations across the sector have identified 10 key areas for the government to focus on to deliver a truly fair post-pandemic recovery.

Complete the survey: How’s your childcare?
A coalition of groups alongside Women’s Budget Group (including Gingerbread, Mumsnet, Pregnant Then Screwed, the TUC, Maternity Action, the Fawcett Society, Working Families, The Fatherhood Institute) have come together to ask parents across the UK about their experiences of childcare. All who complete the survey have a chance of winning a £100 voucher for a store of their choice - you can find out more here.

Find everything the Women's Budget Group has done on Covid-19 here. This includes our reports on the impact that Covid-19 has on Social Security and Social Care, as well as joint letters, policy responses, and more.

Find it all here

Covid-19: the latest

Covid-19, women and the economy—it’s not all about care
An article in Social Europe highlighting the ways in which gender equality goes beyond micro-level aspects such as the feminisation of care work, emphasising the wider macro-economic policies which disproptinately impact women's participation in the economy.

Revealed: Thousands of care jobs pay below living wage despite promises
Home care workers across Britain are working for less than the real living wage, despite many councils pledging to pay at least that much, according to new research by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism.

Two-thirds of working mothers lack summer childcare – UK survey
The Guardian reports that nearly two-thirds of working mothers do not have enough childcare for school summer holidays, according to research by the TUC, that points to a deepening crisis in the UK.

Why early-years education must be prioritised in pandemic recovery plans
The Conversation highlights the key role the Early Years sector played during the pandemic and urges the government to provide more investment in this sector in order to build resilience and push back against the looming childcare crisis.

Introducing London Voices - helping Londoners to shape their city
Recent major events such as Brexit, COVID-19 and the Black Lives Matter movement, highlights the need for an emerging social contract to have civic and democratic participation at its core. London Voices is a new project which aims to do exactly that, organised by Trust for London and partners. Have your say here.

(Survey) Covid-19 and the Impact on UK Female and BAME Businesses
The findings of the survey will be submitted to the APPG Women in Enterprise report due to be released in 2021. Deadline to participate is Friday 23 July. You can fill in the survey here.

Upcoming Events

Three feminist books for your summer reading list
Thursday 29 July 2021 | 12:00pm (BST)
Join the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership and the Fawcett Society for a conversation with three inspiring authors writing about gender inequality and how to fix it. Authors and texts include Why Men Win at Work: ...and How We Can Make Inequality History, Gill Whitty-Collins, In Dad, Elliott Rae and Brandsplaining: Why Marketing is (Still) Sexist and How to Fix It, Jane Cunningham and Philippa Roberts. Register here.

An Exploration of our Economic Futures
Tuesday 27th - Thursday 29 July 2021
Hosted by Rethinking Economics, this festival will propose better paths for our economic futures while reflecting on issues of past and present. This is not just for economics students, but for anyone who wants to understand how the world can and should change. The Festival will bring together a diverse range of experts and students from around the world to debate five key aspects of our possible economic futures: Political and Economic Impacts of COVID-19, Social Economics of Climate Change, Digital Economy, Informal, Forgotten and Hidden Economies, Global South Economics. Register here.

WPG Re-Launch of the Feminist Recovery Plan - One Year On
Wednesday 28 July 2021 | 10:00am - 12:00pm (BST)
One year on from the Women's Policy Group's launch of the initial Feminist Recovery Plan, many recommendations are outstanding and many women have continued to be disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. We have spent the past year highlighting the gendered impact of the pandemic and we need this to be recognised and urgently addressed. The Women’s Policy Group has decided to re-launch the plan, with updated data, evidence and recommendations. The WPG has also undertaken a significant amount of research with women in NI and want their voices to be at the core of our recovery from COVID-19. Register here.

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The Women’s Budget Group scrutinises government policy from a gender perspective. We are a network of leading feminist economists, researchers, policy experts and campaigners committed to achieving a more gender equal future. We have worked towards this since 1989.