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Hackney caregivers praise ‘empowering' council-backed sewing scheme

Kundakala's 'Make and Mend' programme aims to support women in gaining financial independence

Author: Hackney Citizen

Hackney caregivers praise ‘empowering' council-backed sewing scheme

One Girl Began, Kate Murray-Browne, book review: ‘These women’s lives are all heroic in a small way’

The local author’s new novel explores the lives of three women at different junctures in Hackney’s history

Author: Sarah Birch

One Girl Began, Kate Murray-Browne, book review: ‘These women’s lives are all heroic in a small way’

Hackney brewery joins forces with refugee women to condemn government’s illegal migration bill

Five Points and Women for Refugee Women release craft beer to inspire opposition to Whitehall’s plans

Author: Olivia Barber

Hackney brewery joins forces with refugee women to condemn government’s illegal migration bill

International Women’s Day 2023: Hackney Foodbank pays tribute to inspirational local women and calls on government to fix ‘unfair system’

Charity appeals for improved maternity pay, benefits, and childcare costs on day of recognition for women’s achievements

Author: Hackney Citizen

International Women’s Day 2023: Hackney Foodbank pays tribute to inspirational local women and calls on government to fix ‘unfair system’

‘An attack on women’s bodily autonomy’: Hackney politicians protest US Supreme Court’s decision to end abortion rights

Ruling has ‘reset the clock to a time when the constitution was written by slave-owners’, says Cllr Carole Williams

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

‘An attack on women’s bodily autonomy’: Hackney politicians protest US Supreme Court’s decision to end abortion rights

Women’s theatre podcast founded in Hackney launches first full series

Fizzy Sherbet’s inaugural season will see an episode released every fortnight from today

Author: Lizzie McAllister

Women’s theatre podcast founded in Hackney launches first full series

Harassment and poor lighting among concerns as women respond to council safety survey

Over 200 people have reported issues since Town Hall put out the call last month

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

Harassment and poor lighting among concerns as women respond to council safety survey

‘I wanted to write about women making the city their own’: Author Gemma Seltzer on how the streets of East London influenced her new book

The writer spent the pandemic wandering the capital, and has used the experience to craft a ‘magnetic collection of short stories’

Author: Sarah Birch

‘I wanted to write about women making the city their own’: Author Gemma Seltzer on how the streets of East London influenced her new book

International Women’s Day: Memorial set up outside Town Hall to remember ‘struggles of the past year’

Organisers from the Women’s Strike Assembly encouraged people to visit during their daily walks

Author: Lizzie McAllister

International Women’s Day: Memorial set up outside Town Hall to remember ‘struggles of the past year’

Feminism wins place on A-Level politics syllabus

Students could now study key figures of borough’s radical past

Author: Hackney Citizen

Mary Wollstonecraft by John Opie

Discover Sunstone Women – join us for our Open Evening

Join us on Wednesday 30 April – find out about our discounts on beauty treatments, swimwear and membership – and enter our free prize draw, with a top prize of three months membership FREE

Author: Hackney Citizen

The journey to an improved you

Sunstone Women fitness manager Jade Hall gives advice on keeping those new year’s resolutions

Author: Hackney Citizen