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About WNC

As the only official, national body working on women’s equality we have a special role to fulfil and an important remit within the equality machinery in the UK. Our independent voice, bringing the informed voice of women to government, especially women who may not represented by mainstream organisations, is unique. Find out more about the Women's National Commission.

 

Our Vision

WNC Vision

  • A world where all women can express their needs and priorities and where Government listens and acts so that the needs of all women are at the heart of Government policy.

  • A world in which every human being is respected and is able to achieve their potential, living free from harm and discrimination.

Our Mission

WNC Mission

  • Support, advise and encourage the women’s sector to enable all women’s voices to be heard effectively;

  • Act as a conduit for all those voices, in order to both advise and to hold Government to account;
    Promote women’s equality; Find out more here

 

 

Our Values

WNC Values

In working towards our vision and aims, we will demonstrate the following values:

  • Accessibility;
  • Equality and Diversity;
  • Respect; and
  • Empowerment.

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Emergency Budget and the Comprehensive Spending Review PDF Print E-mail

The Women’s National Commission is collecting Partners’ views on the impact of both the Emergency Budget and the Comprehensive Spending Review on individual women, women’s organisations and services to women. To find out more information about the Emergency Budget please click here.

We are seeking to use this information to inform Ministers and key Departments to help them conduct full and meaningful Gender Equality Impact Assessments on their decisions. This does not of course mean that difficult funding decisions will not have to be made, but we hope that it will inform government of any disproportionate negative impact on women.

We are, therefore, asking you for any information, views, or research you have on the impact of both the Emergency Budget and Comprehensive Spending Review. We would also like to hear any positive ways you have to suggest, either to lessen the negative impact, or advance equality for women which the current financial climate has created.

Please send your views to the Women’s National Commission at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it by Friday 3rd September. We apologise for conducting this over the holiday period, but this is to ensure that it is completed in advance of the Comprehensive Spending Review announcement.
 
Many thanks for your time – we think this is an important piece of work at a critical time and we hope to use your views and information to influence key decision makers. We will of course, keep you informed of progress.
 
Review of the WNC PDF Print E-mail

The Government is reviewing all NDPB's and the WNC is included in the process. A decision is expected on WNC's future by the end of July. WNC Chair, Baroness Joyce Gould has written a letter to all WNC Partners regarding the Review at the same time enclosing the 2009-2010 Annual Report.
 
WNC Single Equality Scheme PDF Print E-mail

All public bodies are required to comply with the disability, gender and race equality duties. We have decided to publish a scheme that demonstrates how we do this but also which goes further and extends to other areas: age; religion and belief; sexual orientation; gender identity and socio-economic status, as well as other communities of disadvantage such as migrants, travellers and caregivers. This scheme contains commitment to actions in all of these areas. It is designed to be consistent with our mission: to promote equality for women through dialogue and demonstrate our commitment to mainstreaming equality into everything we do. To access the WNC Single Equality Scheme please click here.
 

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