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Contact usWhilst we don’t have gender parity, we have made significant progress with equal rights in the UK. I am grateful for the freedoms I have today, to the women who came before me, who fought battles I will never have to fight so that I can enjoy a life they could only dream of.
I lament the hardship they endured, their voices silenced, their dreams constrained, so that now I can live in a world where I can choose my own path and my daughter has the freedom to choose her destiny too.
Here is why – in 1911 women:
- Had no legal autonomy;
- Were barred from gaining degrees;
- Were considered too emotional to serve on juries;
- Could not have a bank account or loan without permission from a male relative; and
- Could not practice law, medicine or politics in the UK.
Sadly, little has progressed for women in other parts of the world. We should therefore also celebrate how lucky we are to live in the UK.
Partner Nadia Cowdrey comments on the world’s progress in gender parity in Dynamic
12/03/2025
Partner Nadia Cowdrey comments on the world’s progress in gender parity, in light of International Women’s Day.
Nadia’s comments were published in Dynamic’s Issue 46 and can be found here on page 25.
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