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 Greater Manchester I pledge to: Call for gender-balanced leadership and representation across Greater Manchester. Enable women and men equally to participate in and contribute to policy making. Challenge conscious and uncon

In her latest blog, Manchester resident Dr Sophie King, from the University of Sheffield, points to DivaManc as one of a number of small scale initiatives in the city to be learnt from in trying get where we want to go in Greater Manchester. Her blog reflects on three big questions: How do we create a society which provides time and space as well as access to an adequate standard of living for people to engage in politics and accept responsibility for leadership beyond a weal