Question follow-through · 80908
Women: Career Development
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps her Department is taking to tackle gender-bias as a barrier to leadership progression for women.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Women and Equalities
- Tabled
- 10 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 14 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 20 Oct 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps her Department is taking to tackle gender-bias as a barrier to leadership progression for women.
14 Oct 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 Oct 2025
Answer published
The Government is committed to supporting women to thrive in all areas of their lives. Supporting women into leadership is vital to the economy. This is why the government has recently refreshed the Women’s Business Council (WBC) which works to maximise w...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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