Welcome to Bristol Fawcett, the Fawcett Society’s Local Group in Bristol

"They're a vigorous bunch, it's good to know that feminism is alive and well and living in Bristol".
Katharine Whitehorn, March 2009

What is the Fawcett Society?

Fawcett is a national organisation that campaigns for equality between women and men in the UK on pay, pensions, poverty, justice and politics.

Our vision is of a society where women and men are equal partners in the home, at work and in public life.

Where there's an inequality gap between women and men we're working to close it.

Our roots stretch back to 1866, when Millicent Fawcett began her lifetime's work leading the peaceful campaign for women's votes.

What does Bristol Fawcett do?

Bristol Fawcett members are volunteers who are active in the vibrant local campaign for gender equality.

"Bristol is Feminism Central".
Kira Cochrane, November 2010

We support the aims of the Fawcett Society and work at a local level to:

Raise awareness of Fawcett and the work that Fawcett does
Campaign and lobby to improve policy and services for women and girls
Bring an informed gender equality perspective to local decision making bodies

Women, poverty and disproportionate impact of fiscal measures

Our report into the local impact on women of the cuts - Cutting Women Out in Bristol - download the summary here
Download the press release here
Visit our dedicated page on Cutting Women Out for more information

Counting Women In
Visit our dedicated page on our new campaign to include women on the slate and on the agenda as Bristolians get ready to elect representatives for the new roles of Mayor of Bristol and Police & Crime Commissioner for Avon and Somerset.
Our blog: WearsTheShoes
Follow the campaign on Twitter: @WearsTheShoes

Read our annual report for 2011 here.

Please explore our website and visit our projects page for information about our past and current campaigns.

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