good evening my name is Joe Hickson and I’m passionate about equality and
I’m passionate about equality and
I’m passionate about equality and justice so what inspires me are people
justice so what inspires me are people
justice so what inspires me are people who campaign against inequality and
who campaign against inequality and
who campaign against inequality and injustice so you can imagine how
injustice so you can imagine how
injustice so you can imagine how inspirational I found the marches that
inspirational I found the marches that
inspirational I found the marches that took place on the day that the u.s.
took place on the day that the u.s.
took place on the day that the u.s. Republican president was inaugurated it
Republican president was inaugurated it
Republican president was inaugurated it was the biggest mass protest in US
was the biggest mass protest in US
was the biggest mass protest in US history and the most peaceful women
history and the most peaceful women
history and the most peaceful women marched all over the world from Oslo in
marched all over the world from Oslo in
marched all over the world from Oslo in Norway and Antarctica from a bill in
Norway and Antarctica from a bill in
Norway and Antarctica from a bill in Iraq to San Francisco and in Los Angeles
750,000 people marched in protest can
750,000 people marched in protest can you imagine that 750,000 people if you
you imagine that 750,000 people if you
you imagine that 750,000 people if you think about the entire population of
think about the entire population of
think about the entire population of Plymouth times three that’s really
Plymouth times three that’s really
Plymouth times three that’s really inspirational that’s amazing but those
inspirational that’s amazing but those
inspirational that’s amazing but those women stood on the shoulders of giants I
women stood on the shoulders of giants I
women stood on the shoulders of giants I think of the women of greenham common
think of the women of greenham common
think of the women of greenham common who in 1981 set up their camp to protest
who in 1981 set up their camp to protest
who in 1981 set up their camp to protest about the sighting of cruise missiles
about the sighting of cruise missiles
about the sighting of cruise missiles and they stayed there for virtually 20
and they stayed there for virtually 20
and they stayed there for virtually 20 years
I think also of the women of northern
I think also of the women of northern island in the 1970s who crossed the
island in the 1970s who crossed the
island in the 1970s who crossed the sectarian tide and came together to
sectarian tide and came together to
sectarian tide and came together to protest about the violence that was
protest about the violence that was
protest about the violence that was destroying everyone’s lives 50,000 women
destroying everyone’s lives 50,000 women
destroying everyone’s lives 50,000 women marched through the streets of Belfast
marched through the streets of Belfast
marched through the streets of Belfast in protest that really inspires me
before that you have the women in
before that you have the women in Washington 50,000 women in Washington
Washington 50,000 women in Washington
Washington 50,000 women in Washington marched to protest about the Vietnam War
marched to protest about the Vietnam War
marched to protest about the Vietnam War and about the nuclear arms race that
and about the nuclear arms race that
and about the nuclear arms race that inspires me and right back in the 1940s
inspires me and right back in the 1940s
inspires me and right back in the 1940s in Australia just before just after the
in Australia just before just after the
in Australia just before just after the war when travel restrictions were
war when travel restrictions were
war when travel restrictions were extremely tight even then 200 women came
extremely tight even then 200 women came
extremely tight even then 200 women came together in Sydney to protest about an
together in Sydney to protest about an
together in Sydney to protest about an equal pay and an equal opportunities for
equal pay and an equal opportunities for
equal pay and an equal opportunities for women and of course we go right back to
women and of course we go right back to
women and of course we go right back to the suffragettes in June 1908 300,000
the suffragettes in June 1908 300,000
the suffragettes in June 1908 300,000 women marched through London with 700
women marched through London with 700
women marched through London with 700 placards that really inspires me so
we’ve had a century and mall of protest
we’ve had a century and mall of protest and campaigning around inequality so
and campaigning around inequality so
and campaigning around inequality so where are we now well in 2016 the gender
where are we now well in 2016 the gender
where are we now well in 2016 the gender pay gap stood at eighteen percent
pay gap stood at eighteen percent
pay gap stood at eighteen percent widening to thirty three percent for
widening to thirty three percent for
widening to thirty three percent for women with children now as an
women with children now as an
women with children now as an interesting fact here if you’re a woman
interesting fact here if you’re a woman
interesting fact here if you’re a woman with children you’ll earn statistically
with children you’ll earn statistically
with children you’ll earn statistically less than a woman without children but a
less than a woman without children but a
less than a woman without children but a man without children learns
man without children learns
man without children learns less than a man with children women who
less than a man with children women who
less than a man with children women who go back to work after having a child
go back to work after having a child
go back to work after having a child quite often have to take a cut in pay in
quite often have to take a cut in pay in
quite often have to take a cut in pay in hours in the level of responsibility
hours in the level of responsibility
hours in the level of responsibility because they find that their workplaces
because they find that their workplaces
because they find that their workplaces are flexible enough to accommodate what
are flexible enough to accommodate what
are flexible enough to accommodate what they really want when they take that
they really want when they take that
they really want when they take that step back not many of them realize that
step back not many of them realize that
step back not many of them realize that that will be permanent that they will
that will be permanent that they will
that will be permanent that they will never get back to the level they were
never get back to the level they were
never get back to the level they were before and that step back cost the UK
before and that step back cost the UK
before and that step back cost the UK economy 23 billion pounds a year in lost
economy 23 billion pounds a year in lost
economy 23 billion pounds a year in lost experience and lost skills and it’s not
experience and lost skills and it’s not
experience and lost skills and it’s not just about having children if you take a
just about having children if you take a
just about having children if you take a woman and a man executive following an
woman and a man executive following an
woman and a man executive following an identical career path over the time with
identical career path over the time with
identical career path over the time with their working life the man will earn
their working life the man will earn
their working life the man will earn four hundred and twenty-three thousand
four hundred and twenty-three thousand
four hundred and twenty-three thousand pounds more than the woman quite
pounds more than the woman quite
pounds more than the woman quite significant isn’t it and it’s not just
significant isn’t it and it’s not just
significant isn’t it and it’s not just about pay every week in the UK two women
about pay every week in the UK two women
about pay every week in the UK two women are murdered as a result of domestic
are murdered as a result of domestic
are murdered as a result of domestic abuse around the world children are
abuse around the world children are
abuse around the world children are forced into marriage from the age of 12
girls are denied educational
girls are denied educational opportunities at every level of
opportunities at every level of
opportunities at every level of education and female fetuses are aborted
education and female fetuses are aborted
education and female fetuses are aborted because they’re not male so what are we
because they’re not male so what are we
because they’re not male so what are we missing what do we need to do now and I
missing what do we need to do now and I
missing what do we need to do now and I would suggest that one of the things
would suggest that one of the things
would suggest that one of the things that missing our men men campaigning for
that missing our men men campaigning for
that missing our men men campaigning for women’s equality because actually
women’s equality because actually
women’s equality because actually women’s inequality negatively impacts on
women’s inequality negatively impacts on
women’s inequality negatively impacts on meant
meant
meant you now I’m not saying that men don’t
you now I’m not saying that men don’t
you now I’m not saying that men don’t campaign if you look at the pictures of
campaign if you look at the pictures of
campaign if you look at the pictures of san francis of Los Angeles at the March
san francis of Los Angeles at the March
san francis of Los Angeles at the March there are men in the audience there
there are men in the audience there
there are men in the audience there there are men who were marching and
there are men who were marching and
there are men who were marching and campaigning to Patrick Stewart runs a
campaigning to Patrick Stewart runs a
campaigning to Patrick Stewart runs a very high-profile campaign against
very high-profile campaign against
very high-profile campaign against domestic violence he uses as his
domestic violence he uses as his
domestic violence he uses as his experience as a child observing what’s
experience as a child observing what’s
experience as a child observing what’s going on in his house and what happens
going on in his house and what happens
going on in his house and what happens to his mother both in her treatment by
to his mother both in her treatment by
to his mother both in her treatment by his father but also the treatment the
his father but also the treatment the
his father but also the treatment the services provide to her and what they
services provide to her and what they
services provide to her and what they say to her and he uses that campaign
say to her and he uses that campaign
say to her and he uses that campaign against it the white ribbon campaign is
against it the white ribbon campaign is
against it the white ribbon campaign is also a campaign run by men against
also a campaign run by men against
also a campaign run by men against violence against women and a very
violence against women and a very
violence against women and a very inspirational campaign and it goes right
inspirational campaign and it goes right
inspirational campaign and it goes right back through all those incidents that I
back through all those incidents that I
back through all those incidents that I talked about there are men involved
talked about there are men involved
talked about there are men involved right back to the suffragettes there
right back to the suffragettes there
right back to the suffragettes there were men who marched alongside the
were men who marched alongside the
were men who marched alongside the suffragettes there were men who went to
suffragettes there were men who went to
suffragettes there were men who went to prison with the suffragettes there were
prison with the suffragettes there were
prison with the suffragettes there were men who went on hunger strike and were
men who went on hunger strike and were
men who went on hunger strike and were force-fed alongside the women and
force-fed alongside the women and
force-fed alongside the women and suffered the same long-term health
suffered the same long-term health
suffered the same long-term health complications as a result so men do
complications as a result so men do
complications as a result so men do campaign we just need more of them
equality is not like a pie it doesn’t
equality is not like a pie it doesn’t mean if I get more you get less equality
mean if I get more you get less equality
mean if I get more you get less equality is like love the more you share the more
is like love the more you share the more
is like love the more you share the more there is for everyone thank you
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