


Policy Issues October 2012

Individual Issues September 2012

Policy issues September 2012

Keeping You Informed (September 2012)
Dear Newcastle Autumn has come flooding in, literally for some people in Newcastle and it looks likely that the rain will be with us for some time to come so I hope everyone can stay safe and dry over the…

Howay the Lasses: North East feminists on the rise
The North East Feminist gathering is hosting a benefit gig on Saturday.

Young Democracy: 2012 country visit report of the all-party parliamentary group on Nigeria
As a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Nigeria, Chi joined a delegation to the country on a fact-finding mission, travelling to Lagos, Minna and Abuja in April. This is the report of the delegation’s discussions and observations…

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Engineering’s gender balance still stuck in the past
This article was first published on epolitix on 8th August 2012. As a former engineer Labour MP Chi Onwurah knows the challenges that exist for women in engineering and how successive governments have failed to get more women into the…

Woman’s Hour on Science and Technology
Dear Maggie I listened with interest to your piece yesterday on the lack of women in IT yesterday. As a Chartered Engineer myself until entering parliament in 2010 it is a subject dear to my heart, and figures published by…