Women and Equalities Committee

Commons select committee, since 3 June 2015. Its page on the Parliament website.

The Women and Equalities Committee examines the work of the Office for Equality and Opportunity (OEO). It holds Government to account on equality law and policy, including the Equality Act 2010 and cross Government activity on equalities. It also scrutinises the Equality and Human Rights Commission.

Inquiries

• Equality at work: flexible working and disability (30 April 2026)
• Beyond participation: Routes into sport for girls and women (26 March 2026)
• Experiences of women in live comedy (19 March 2026)
• Effectiveness of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion initiatives (10 March 2026 to 26 March 2026)
• Black homelessness (20 November 2025)
• Egg donation and freezing (12 November 2025)
• Barriers to women and girls in sport (14 October 2025 to 5 March 2026)
• Work of the Social Mobility Commission (SMC) (6 October 2025 to 29 April 2026)
• Access to British Sign Language (12 August 2025 to 5 March 2026)
• Reproductive health conditions: girls and young women (24 July 2025)
• The prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (22 July 2025 to 5 March 2026)
• Work of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) (22 May 2025)
• Misogyny: the manosphere and online content (8 May 2025)
• Appointment of the Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) (28 April 2025 to 8 September 2025)
• Health impacts of breast implants and other cosmetic procedures (22 April 2025)
• Female genital mutilation (FGM) (31 January 2025 to 31 July 2026)
• Female entrepreneurship (30 January 2025 to 22 June 2026)
• Misogyny in music: follow up (14 January 2025 to 5 March 2026)
• Work of the Minister for Women and Equalities (8 January 2025)
• Evidence base on the safety and effectiveness of puberty blockers (11 December 2024 to 23 January 2026)
• Gendered Islamophobia (11 December 2024 to 13 May 2026)
• Equality at work: paternity and shared parental leave (6 December 2024 to 17 September 2025)
• Community cohesion (3 December 2024)
• Equality at work: miscarriage and bereavement leave (29 October 2024 to 3 September 2025)
• Women's reproductive health conditions (29 October 2024 to 7 November 2024)
• Assistance Dogs (25 April 2024 to 28 May 2024)
• Tackling non-consensual intimate image abuse (28 March 2024 to 20 May 2025)
• Incel culture (19 March 2024 to 28 May 2024)
• Prevalence of STIs among young people (5 January 2024 to 4 April 2024)
• Sexual assault and harassment within the NHS workforce (12 October 2023 to 28 May 2024)
• Impact of the rising cost of living on women (27 September 2023 to 28 May 2024)
• The rights of older people (20 September 2023 to 3 September 2025)
• Appointment of the Chair of the Social Mobility Commission (4 September 2023 to 15 November 2023)
• Women's reproductive health conditions (25 July 2023 to 2 May 2025)
• The escalation of violence against women and girls (11 July 2023 to 28 May 2024)
• Sexism and inequalities in sport (2 May 2023 to 28 May 2024)
• RSHE Review (20 April 2023 to 1 May 2024)
• Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill and Equality Act (24 January 2023 to 1 May 2024)
• Work of the Minister for Women and Equalities (16 January 2023 to 28 May 2024)
• Cost of living: disabled people and carers (10 January 2023 to 1 May 2024)
• So-called honour-based abuse (4 November 2022 to 6 February 2024)
• Sexism and inequality in football (12 October 2022 to 28 May 2024)
• Work of the Minister for Equalities on LGBT+ matters (27 June 2022 to 1 May 2024)
• Attitudes towards women and girls in educational settings (9 June 2022 to 28 May 2024)
• Misogyny in music (9 June 2022 to 28 May 2024)
• National Disability Strategy (26 May 2022 to 30 May 2024)
• Media reporting of women in parliament (12 May 2022 to 1 May 2024)
• Racial harassment and discrimination in higher education (one-off session) (21 April 2022 to 1 May 2024)
• Pornography and its impact on violence against women and girls (21 April 2022 to 14 July 2023)
• Black maternal health (23 March 2022 to 1 May 2024)
• Levelling Up and equalities: one-off session (22 February 2022 to 1 May 2024)
• Ethnicity Pay Gap reporting: One-off (15 December 2021 to 1 May 2024)
• The Government’s consultation on conversion therapy (11 November 2021 to 1 May 2024)
• Preventing Violence Against Women and Girls (4 November 2021 to 28 May 2024)
• One-off: Annual session with the Equality And Human Rights Commission (12 October 2021 to 1 May 2024)
• Pre-appointment hearing with the Social Mobility Commission (12 October 2021 to 11 January 2023)
• Equality and the UK asylum process (27 September 2021 to 6 February 2024)
• Work of the Social Mobility Commission (21 September 2021 to 31 March 2023)
• Menopause and the workplace (23 July 2021 to 6 February 2024)
• One off session: Covid reports follow up (30 June 2021 to 7 July 2021)

Organisations it has heard from most

• Department of Health and Social Care (12)
• Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) (11)
• Equality and Human Rights Commission (10)
• Government Equalities Office (10)
• NHS England (10)
• Trades Union Congress (TUC) (6)
• University College London (6)
• Department for Work and Pensions (5)
• Home Office (5)
• Policy Exchange (5)
• Department for Health and Social Care (4)
• Equality Hub (4)
• Ministry of Justice (4)
• National Police Chiefs' Council (4)
• Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) (4)