Past projects

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Equality Before the Law - Article 15, CEDAW

Rural Women - Article 14, CEDAW

Article 14 requires the UK Government to address the particular issues faced by rural women, taking all appropriate measures to ensure the application of CEDAW

Social and Economic Rights - Article 13, CEDAW

"We can show how women’s Social and Economic rights aren’t being protected or fulfilled under CEDAW, through systems such as Universal Credit, employment contracts and housing provisions"

Employment and Health - Article 11 and 12, CEDAW

Access to maternity care is a human right – CEDAW and NHS Charging of Pregnant Migrant Women

Pay Back the Tampon Tax

We call on the Government to honour their promise and pay back the Tampon Tax to women’s charities. Will you join us?

WRC works towards transformational and substantive equality for women. We achieve this through being a thought leader in the women’s sector, joining-up-the-dots of women’s inequality to push for empowerment its true sense: supporting women and women’s organisations to achieve their full potential. Help us to continue this work by donating what you can.

Why become a member

Join the WRC membership and be part of the sisterhood, stand in solidarity or exercise your activism.

Help & support

Are you a woman looking for help and support? Our member organisations offer a range of specialist services and are there to help you.

Why we exist

Small acts of resistance

Want to stand up for the sisterhood but not in a position to donate to the women’s sector right now? Don’t worry! There are so many ways that you can be a women’s rights defender in your daily life.

Past projects

Women Speak Out

Women's Commissioning Support Unit

London for All

Women's Health & Equality Consortium (WHEC)

Tools for Rights

Theory of Change

Fair Deal for Women

Why Women?

The Way Ahead