Category: Women

Anneli Safe House Project speaks up for women

March 6th, 2012
Rachel was delighted speak to an audience of over 120 very influential people from across Leeds yesterday at a lunch organised by the Anneli Safe House Project for trafficked women. The audience was extra special in that it was 90% women. The event c… more »

STATE PENSION AGE: GOVERNMENT SIGNALS PARTIAL CLIMBDOWN

October 13th, 2011
  <div class="image_block"><a href="http://www.rachelreeves.net/blogs/media/blogs/IMG_2798.JPG"><img src="http://www.rachelreeves.net/blogs/media/blogs/IMG_2798.JPG" alt="" title="" width="389" height="260" /></a></div> Th… more »

Rachel on Women's Parliamentary Radio

September 24th, 2010
Rachel is supporting attempts to force the government to analyse the impact of George Osborne’s budget on low income households, particularly the regressive effects of the VAT increases. As a former economist with the Bank of England she is backing the F… more »

Why Women Should Back Ed Miliband

September 11th, 2010
Rachel has co signed a letter published in the Guardian newspaper stating why she, and other prominent Labour Women, feel that Ed Miliband is the best leadership candidate to represent women's issues. ...Throughout the campaign, Ed has spoken out aga… more »