North West struggles to close the disability pay gap
The disability pay gap in the North West has barely improved since 2014 – making it one of the worst
International Women’s Day: How Manchester walked the walk to celebrate
Manchester kicked off the International Women’s Day celebrations last weekend with the annual ‘Walk for Women’. Hundreds of women with
Ethnicity Pay Gap Day: Nationwide campaign for pay parity continues
January 8 marks Ethnicity Pay Gap Day, a campaign petitioning for universal pay parity and mandatory pay gap reporting. The
GMCA launches strategy to tackle violence against women in Manchester
Proposals for a new scheme to tackle violence against women and girls have been published by The Greater Manchester Combined
Manchester’s virtual International Women’s Day celebrations
Manchester City Council has lit up Central Library in purple in celebration of International Women’s day. Celebrated on March 8
Oldham Council announces Black History Month celebrations
This month, Oldham Council is looking to celebrate Black History Month with Oldham Libraries, Gallery Oldham and Facebook Live Events.
Review: Olivia Gatwood’s Life of the Party with Penguin Live @ Dancehouse, Manchester
Having bought and read Olivia Gatwood’s Life of the Party in advance of reviewing her live show and having seen poems in the contents titled Ghost story for masturbating at sleepovers, The boy says he loves Ted Bundy but doesn’t laugh about it and Blowjob elegy, I knew I was in for an evening of powerful poetry.
INTERVIEW: ‘Without you, the story may not be told’: MM chat to Jenny Lu about The Receptionist – an exposé on illegal UK massage parlours
Award-winning Jenny Lu, the producer of her debut film The Receptionist, is an inspirational figure to many, who shows that with enough dedication it is possible to achieve your goals.
Greater Manchester councils buck national trend on equal pay, new data suggests
Figures obtained by a Freedom of Information request show that the number of men and women earning the higher wages at those councils which responded is more equal than the national picture.
VIDEO: ‘A new generation of suffragettes’ – WASPI women fight pension injustice as centenary of women’s vote approaches
The Women Against State Pension Inequality – better known as WASPI – are still demanding justice, seven years after the government raised their state pension age by up to six years without giving them any or only very little notice.
‘A stronger statement’: MM meet the Women in Comedy Festival founder who’s ‘not scared of a scrap’
Women in Comedy Festival founder Hazel O’Keefe is used to taking her gloves off to get attention.