IWD: Women in engineering and technology
For International Women’s Day, Chi invesitgates what the engineering and technology sector is doing to improve the number of women it employs. Download the report here: https://chionwurahmp.com/wp-content/uploads/Women-in-tech-careers.docx
Individual Issues February 2013
Policy Issues February 2013
Howay the Lasses: North East feminists on the rise
The North East Feminist gathering is hosting a benefit gig on Saturday.
Chi highlights empty homes in Newcastle
Chi Onwurah MP for Newcastle Central believes that the growing housing problem in Newcastle is partly caused by too many empty homes. Ms Onwurah told the Minister: “ Your Homes Newcastle tells me that of the 4,000 properties standing…
Chi calls on the government to provide a vision for the future of communications
In an article for Computerworld published this morning, Chi Onwurah MP, Labour’s shadow minister for innovation, science and digital infrastructure, called on the Government to set out a compelling vision of the future of the communications landscape. The continued delays…
Government policy damaging UK’s research position in Europe
Figures released by the European Union show that the UK is the only country to have cut public investment in science and research ahead of meeting the Lisbon targets. This is before the full impact of the three year 15% real…
Chi’s speech at a Sceptics in the Pub event on the North East and Innovation
It’s great to be here in the Bridge Hotel and thank you for inviting me. I’ll start by wishing you all a Happy New Year before I go on to talk about the likelihood of regional happiness this year.