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Gender equality

"My parents used the gender pay debate as an opportunity to discuss with 13-year-old me the notion of equality between the sexes. Given that they both worked full-time and shared the household load, I found their argument convincing," says The Very Rev'd Dr Peter Catt
Justice & Advocacy

"Like the cyclone, the trajectory of our common life is far from straightforward or linear"

“Saturday was International Women’s Day. It is the day on which we acknowledge that the vision my 13-year-old self of 50 years ago thought would be achieved in a few short years is still years away from being achieved. In fact, the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report suggests that at the current rate of progress gender economic equality is still 134 years away,” says The Very Rev’d Dr Peter Catt

Films & TV

Lee

“Winslet’s Oscar-deserving performance anchors the film, making Lee a poignant exploration of a heroic woman whose contributions to both art and history deserve greater recognition,” says Jonathan Sargeant from St Francis College

Dates & Seasons

Embracing a new beginning

“Ash Wednesday and the Season of Lent present opportunities for us to make the same sort of return. They offer us the opportunity for reflection, sifting and renewal; they are constructed so as to offer us the opportunity to embrace new beginnings,” says The Very Rev’d Dr Peter Catt