On Monday (2 March) Emma spoke to the GMB union’s National Equality Conference in Leeds, telling delegates about her experiences as a person with dyspraxia in Parliament and the importance of making Parliament more diverse. Emma is the first MP to be public about her...
At Women and Equalities Questions on Thursday (26 February) Emma explained how a campaign by South Shields’ Stuart Hatton, Mr Gay World, is helping to combat homophobic bullying. Emma told the House how the ‘So What?’ campaign was challenging discrimination...
Emma spoke to a delegation of women from the construction union UCATT last week about overcoming the stereotypes which disadvantage women in certain careers. Women are severely underrepresented in the construction industry, and Emma explained how women in politics...
Emma has supported a Labour MP’s Bill to expose the unfair pay gap between women and men. Emma lent her support to a Bill brought in by Sarah Champion MP which would require any business employing more than 250 people to provide data on how much staff of both genders...
Last week Emma spoke to South Tyneside Regional Equality Forum (STREF) about the dangers of rising inequality and her personal commitment to fairness and non-discrimination. Emma told the group, which met at the Town Hall on Thursday, how it was vital to keep fighting...
