Government launches first ever misogyny prevention fund
What was announced
New multi-million-pound fund to root out misogynistic attitudes and support women and girls.
Key points, in the publisher's words
- A new, multi-million-pound misogyny prevention fund will aim to root out misogynistic attitudes and support women and girls
- The Chancellor is providing £15m to act as basis to unlock further philanthropic and corporate funding
- Minister for Women Bridget Phillipson hails “critical step” as government works to “confine misogyny to history books”
Figures in this announcement
Each line is quoted from the original. Figures are as the publisher stated them on the day.
- “The Chancellor will provide a £15 million injection to the Office for the Impact Economy (OIE) to be invested in schemes over 3 years that could include mentoring for young people, workplace training and communications campaigns to improve outcomes and safety for women and girls across the UK.”
- “The work and issues identified by the taskforce will be supported by £5m of funding per year for the next 3 years to deliver programmes and pilots that work to prevent misogyny and reduce its impacts.”
Who and where
People
- Bridget Phillipson (MP for Houghton and Sunderland South (Labour)) · more news
- John Healey (MP for Rawmarsh and Conisbrough (Labour)) · more news
UK bodies of power
- Office for Equality and Opportunity (other) · more news
Constituencies of the MPs named: Houghton And Sunderland South, Rawmarsh And Conisbrough.
Where this sits in the 10 levels of power
Topics, as GOV.UK files them: Equality.
Receipt
- Original: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-launches-first-ever-misogyny-prevention-fund
- Published 2026-10-27 15:01:00 UTC
- Read by this site 2026-10-27 16:00:17 UTC from GOV.UK
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