Alice Arkwright
Alice Arkwright works at the TUC. She writes in a personal capacity.
Women bear the brunt
While the cost of living crisis is hitting most people, Alice Arkwright looks at how it will hit women hardest
Women in firing line
Alice Arkwright says TUC research spotlights gender discrimination writ large in the pandemic
Women in coronavirus firing line
Alice Arkwright sees a roll-back of gender equality in Covid-19 crisis
MeToo victory shows collective power of women
Alice Arkwright on the significance of Weinstein’s serial sexual abuse conviction
Johnson gets tougher on child refugees
Alice Arkwright says the new ‘compliant environment’ treats asylum seekers with abuse and rejection
Sexism at work still rife
Alice Arkwright on a new report exposing widespread sexual harassment in the workplace
Way to go on women’s liberation
Alice Arkwright sees woeful progress on gender equality worldwide
A Prevent style plan will not reduce serious violence
Alice Arkwright on the wrong way to tackle knife crime
Saddening
stories of youth violence, specifically knife crime in London, have
dominated headlines in the first few...
Lift the Ban
While asylum seekers are denied the right to work and face poverty or detention, Alice Arkwright finds little urgency in Home Secretary Sajid Javid’s planned review
The Girl Effect
Alice Arkwright welcomes ‘girls’ education’ celebrity endorsements but highlights flaws in the campaign
Legal abortion is a human right
Alice Arkwright says it's time for government action to decriminalise abortion