Women and Girls Are In a State of Emergency 22 Mar 2021 Women and girls are in a state of emergency, with poverty and mental health rates soaring one year into the pandemic.
Coalition Warns Policing and Sentencing Bill Will Deepen Racial Inequality 15 Mar 2021 A coalition of criminal justice and race equality organisations warn that plans for policing and sentencing will further entrench racial inequality in the criminal justice system.
Women and Girl's Mental Health Must Be at Heart of Government Strategy 6 Mar 2021 Jess Southgate, CEO of Agenda, responds to government plans for a new Women’s Health Strategy, to improve the health and wellbeing of women across England.
Call For Greater Manchester Leaders To Better Support Women in COVID-19 Recovery 4 Mar 2021 A new briefing by women’s rights charities calls for all local authorities in Greater Manchester to work together to ensure the most marginalised women are included and involved in its Covid-19 recovery plans.
Government Plans For Increasing Women's Prison Places is Not the Answer 23 Jan 2021 Jess Southgate, CEO of Agenda, explains why government plans to build 500 new prison places for women is "the wrong way".
Young Women in Criminal Justice System are Vulnerable & Traumatised 13 Jan 2021 The Young Women’s Justice Project literature review highlights appalling rates of violence and abuse experienced by young women in contact with the criminal justice system.
Action Needed For Women and Girls During Third National Lockdown 5 Jan 2021 As the third national lockdown comes into force today, we are extremely concerned about the impact on the most disadvantaged women and girls.
The Importance of Involving Young Women in All Aspects of Our Work 8 Dec 2020 Overlooked in research, policy and practice, girls and young women facing the greatest forms of inequality and disadvantage are often misunderstood, ignored and disbelieved.
Girls and Young Women Could Be Failed Without Mental Health Action 25 Nov 2020 A generation of girls and young women will be failed without urgent action to tackle ‘alarming and growing’ rates of mental ill health, according to the charity Agenda.
Women and Girls Must Not Be Overlooked This Second Lockdown 5 Nov 2020 With a national lockdown coming into force today, it is vital that the needs of women and girls facing multiple disadvantage are not overlooked in the government response.
Women's Drug Related Deaths Continue to Rise 14 Oct 2020 Jess Southgate, CEO of Agenda, responds to the "alarming" upward trend in drug-related deaths among women.
Suicides Rates Among Women and Girls Almost Doubles in Seven Years 1 Sep 2020 Jess Southgate, CEO of Agenda, responds to recent figures showing that suicides among women and girls aged 10 to 24 years has almost doubled in seven years.
