You are all invited!

Gather by Emmeline statue at 1.30pm Wednesday 6 Feb with Helen Pankhurst and our sisters and brothers from across Greater Manchester. 

6 Feb 2019 marks my 40th bday!!  It also marks 101 years since (some)women in the UK first got the vote, thanks to...

We want to collaborate with a diverse group to identify and hear the change women want to see and to facilitate it to happen for a better Greater Manchester. 

We hope you can join us!

It is 100 years since some women first won the vote. But there are still too few women...

(This article was first published in the Local Government Chronicle on 4 October 2017)

From Greater Manchester to the West Midlands, Merseyside to Yorkshire, we are seeing woman-led action in devolution and it is both collaborative and compelling.

Earlier this month I ha...

As first published on Manchester Policy Blogs, University of Manchester on 18 July 2017

Last week, the Fawcett Society, in partnership with the Local Government Information Unit, released a report into whether local government works for women. Here, Cllr Angeliki Stogia...

(A shortened version of this article first appeared in Local Government Chronicle)

The lack of women's representation and voice, and lack of diversity more broadly, in devolved decision-making has been starkly visible over the last two years - from the ‘pale, male' imag...

Dear DivaManc Sisters and Brothers,

First of all a HUGE and long overdue thank you for your support over the last year and in particular at the event on 10th March, I was rather overwhelmed to be honest by people's contributions and generosity on the day and in the lead...

Eve contributed to the following post originally published on DevoConnect. Follow DevoConnect on Twitter @devoconnect.

Gill Morris, DevoConnect

Every which way you look there is a shortage of women leaders in politics.  Lack of diversity is not a new probl...

I've been thinking a lot recently about how we seize the opportunity devolution presents to intentionally 'design diversity in' to new political structures.  Here are some initial thoughts:

Full article and links here.  

DivaManc was set up in response to the dominance of ‘stale, pale, males’ in the devolution story and a concern that it didn't work for women.  Our intention was to help put the 'diva into devomanc' for a Greater Manchester devolution that is Diverse, Inclusive, Vibrant...

Informed by the conversations and contributions of women across Greater Manchester in DivaManc debate over the least nine months,  we have pulled together the following Five Pledges and Calls to Action with the Fawcett Society.

Mayoral Pledges

As Mayor for Grea...