Empowering women: Ministers for Women set out priorities

Summary

This statement ‘Priorities for the Ministers for Women’ (Cm 7183) sets out the Ministers’ priorities for policies designed to empower and support women in Britain.

Priorities include:

Supporting families, particularly as they bring up children and care for older and disabled relatives
Tackling violence against women and improving the way we deal with women who commit crimes
Empowering black and minority ethnic women to build cohesion within their communities and as a bridge between communities.

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Law-Making Explained

This is a Command Paper (Cm 7183 2006-07): it is a statement from the Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC MP, Leader of the House of Commons and Minister for Women.

Find out more about Command Papers.

How does it affect me?

If you are interested in policies that support and empower women, this affects you.

Members of Parliament are asked to give their views on whether these are the right priorities and how they should be taken forward. The public consultation will be led by the Women's National Commission which will consult with its members, feeding back views by the end of September 2007.