has appointed as the Prime Minister's
Adviser on Women and Girls today.
will advise the PM on how
to galvanise Government to deliver for women and girls.
She will work with ministers across Government to drive an
impactful agenda focusing on tackling violence against women and
girls, unlocking economic opportunity, and improving
representation.
The role will see her draw on work with women across Parliament
to identify action needed to tackle misogyny and deliver greater
opportunity for women in parliamentary and public life.
As part of the appointment, she will also work with the Cabinet
Secretary to drive a shift in culture across the Civil Service
and Ministerial offices, enhancing opportunity for women and
enhancing government delivery for women.
Throughout her career, has been a vocal advocate
for women and girls, including on issues such as women's
political representation, maternity rights, and tackling violence
against women and girls.
In her previous role as Solicitor General, Harriet led a
successful drive within government to make tackling domestic
violence a priority.
The campaign led to the introduction of a new law – the Domestic
Violence Crime and Victims Act – to ensure more effective
prosecutions for domestic violence and a new network of 60
specialist domestic violence courts.
Her appointment underlines the Government's commitment to
empowering women and girls.
For the first time, this government has declared the scale of
violence and abuse suffered by women and girls in this country is
a national emergency.
The landmark Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy sets out
how we will achieve our pledge to halve these vile crimes in a
decade - stopping violence before it starts, relentlessly
pursuing perpetrators and better supporting victims and
survivors.
will report directly to the
to the Prime Minister. This is an unpaid part-time role.
