Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
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FDA at the TUC LGBT+ Workers’ Conference 2024
An FDA’s delegation attended the TUC LGBT+ Workers’ Conference 2024, engaging with the wider trade union…
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FDA at the TUC Disabled Workers’ Conference 2024
The FDA sent a delegation of six members to the TUC Disabled Workers’ Conference 2024
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Fast Stream member Cyara Buchuck-Wilsenach receives FDA equality award
At this year’s ADC, Fast Stream member Cyara Buchuck-Wilsenach received the Wendy Jones Equality Award for…
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FDA on Social Mobility Day
If you are from a disadvantaged background, it is clear that becoming a member of a…
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Esther McVey’s speech was a “tick list of culture-war talking points”, says FDA
The FDA has criticised the government’s plans to significantly cut EDI spending in the civil service.
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FDA at the TUC Black Workers’ Conference 2024
FDA delegation report back on the TUC Black Workers’ Conference 2024
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FDA delegates attend the TUC Young Workers’ Conference
On 23 and 24 March, FDA delegates attended the 2024 TUC Young Workers’ Conference, held at…
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Gender pay gap shows women are among those bearing the brunt of a broken civil service pay system, says FDA
The FDA responds to newly published civil service gender pay gap departmental reports for 2023.
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Women into Leadership: Investing in your own happiness
Tom Nathan reports from Women into Leadership in London.
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Giving back: 2023 Wendy Jones Equality Award and Impact Award winners
The FDA’s Wendy Jones Equality Award and the Impact Award are presented each year at the…
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Member focus: “I didn’t want anyone else to go through this”
After his employer failed to properly support his disability, which ultimately led to him not passing…
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Engaging and motivating: FDA member development programme
Kay Hender speaks to Equality Officer Victoria Jones about the FDA’s member development programme.
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Name changer: Ethnic Minorities into Leadership
Conference Chair and FDA member Sal Naseem explains why the event has adopted “a more inclusive…
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Baby Loss Awareness Week: New guidance adopted in IPO
FDA member Mike Warner shares his lived experience of miscarriage and subsequent campaigning for a new…
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Ethnic Minorities into Leadership comes to London
Register today for the FDA’s in-person conference on 20 October 2022, which will offer hands-on advice,…
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2022 Wendy Jones Award winner: Grace Oduja
“It’s in my DNA to help”: Grace Oduja reacts to winning award that recognises equalities work.
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Dame Alix Kilroy: FDA’s first woman Chair
This International Women’s Day, we celebrate “one of the most remarkable women in civil service history”.
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“If you don’t have a seat at the table, you’re less likely to get your voice heard”
Tommy Newell speaks with London IOPC Regional Director Sal Naseem about working with the FDA on…
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Helping carers balance responsibilities and careers
As we mark the beginning of Carers Week 2021, Equality Officer Victoria Jones and branch representative…
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Shola Akinyamoju wins 2021 Wendy Jones Award
Shola has been recognised for her fantastic work championing learning opportunities for BAME civil servants.
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“Fix the system, not the people who don’t fit”
PSM – and FDA President Vicky Johnson – report from our first ever Virtual Women into…
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“Progress has been made but there is significant work still to be done”– FDA responds to racial disparities report
Responding to the publication of the report from the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities, FDA…
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Unions and networks
FDA Equality Officer Victoria Jones on the FDA’s work with departmental or cross-government staff networks.
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“Fix the system, not the people who don’t fit”
This International Women’s Day, we celebrate our first ever virtual Women into Leadership event.