With the rising number of women sleeping on the streets and in insecure or dangerous accommodation, a Fabian Women’s Network (FWN) event held at this year’s Labour Party Conference in Liverpool was a timely opportunity to look at what Labour could and should be doing to address homelessness among women. The panel, which was expertly chaired by Women’s Aid’s Amna Abdullatif (FWN Executive Committee member), consisted of: Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester Melanie Onn

This conference will mark the centenary of the Representation of the Peoples Act 1918, which allowed some women the vote for the first time in the UK. Building on the increased participation in politics and public life in the 100 years since this historic win for women’s suffrage, this conference will encompass both panel debates and participatory sessions as we look to the future of women making change. Join us on Saturday 23 June 2018. Book your FREE ticket here. Keynote S

Once again we are hosting our Phenomenal Fabian Women – Summer Fundraising Dinner which will be held at a restaurant close to Southwark...

At a time of rapid political and technological change, Fabian Women look to reflect on some of the most pressing issues of our times at...

Further to our highly successful conference in late April on economic renewal, Fabian Women’s Network and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung London...

FWN-FES Economic Conference Saturday 22 April 2017 11am – 4pm UNISON, 130 Euston Road, London, NW1 2AY @Fabianwomen #econfuture...

“Inclusiveness and growth are not mutually exclusive but a complement of one another.” –  Joseph E. Stiglitz, economist and Nobel laureate Inclusive growth aims at economic growth that creates opportunity for all segments of the population and distributes the dividends of increased prosperity, both in monetary and non-monetary terms, fairly across society. A goal we are far away from in the UK and indeed across the world. With this event we would like to contribute to the dis

Given the great amount of appetite at the Fabian Society new year’s conference to continue the conversation on this topic, we are...

With terrorists, the refugee crisis and cyber attacks defying national borders, the standard foreign policy toolkit is looking...

FWN Public Speaking Club will be kicking off 2017 with a mock British Parliamentary (BP) debate facilitated by a qualified trainer from...

The economy, industry and how we work has changed rapidly over the last two decades, largely due to digitisation, automation and globalisation. Having a closer look at how women and men are differently affected by these processes can help to come up with answers for some of the challenges we face in this respect and spark new ideas for job creation in the digital economy. Our panel event organised in partnership with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung London will set out to explore: W

The FWN is greatly concerned that the voices of women were heard so little in the lead up to the EU referendum. This must be urgently...

Fabian Women’s Network invites you to our Labour Party conference fringe in Liverpool: Speak up, dears! Women in post-Brexit Britain....

FWN has been working with the Labour Women’s Network on bringing you a women’s hustings event. We are delighted to announce that both Jeremy Corbyn and Owen Smith have agreed to attend on Monday 5th September at 6.30-8.30pm in the Houses of Parliament. The hustings present a unique opportunity for us to ask both candidates exactly how they will lead for women. Both candidates have signed LWN’s #leadforwomen pledges, one key pledge being to support a rule change for at least

Come and join our fabulous Fabian Women fundraising dinner in central London on Monday 11 July 2016. The summery surroundings of Tas EV will host us for a delicious 3-course dinner, with the first drink thrown in! There’ll be political chat aplenty, as we hear from the Shadow Business Secretary, Angela Eagle MP , FWN President and Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Seema Malhotra MP, Dan Jarvis MP  and writer and Guardian columnist Owen Jones . There’ll be entertainment

With 1 million more women voters than men eligible to vote in the EU referendum and 23% of women still undecided about which way to vote,...

Come and join our fabulous Fabian Women fundraising dinner in central London on Monday 6 June 2016. As we pause for a brief break between...

17 November 2015, 6.30pm | Fabian Society, 61 Petty France, London SW1H 9EU We are delighted to announce that the Fabian Women’s Network...

We are delighted to be holding two public fringe events at this year’s Labour party conference in Brighton (27-30 September). > Click here to download a copy of the Labour party conference edition of Fabiana. Have we taken women for granted? – in partnership with the LGA Labour Group Sunday 27 September, 12:30 – 13:45 Holiday Inn, 137 Kings Road, Brighton BN1 2JF Confirmed speakers: Helen Goodman MP (member, Treasury select committee) Fiona Twycross AM (economy and fire s

Monday 13 July, 6.30-8.30pm | Fabian Society, 61 Petty France, London SW1H 9EU We would like all our members and friends to join us for our annual summer gathering at the Fabian Society’s offices. As ever, it will be opportunity to get to know each other, talk politics and network. Since the election we are delighted to have had many new members sign up.  We look forward to working with all of you so we can play a crucial role in the Labour movement in the months ahead. We a