{"id":17577,"date":"2023-03-22T09:41:42","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T09:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/?p=17577"},"modified":"2026-07-02T06:43:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T05:43:00","slug":"house-of-lords-seminar-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/house-of-lords-seminar-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"House of Lords Seminar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section preset--module--divi-section--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row preset--module--divi-row--0c443eb0-ef00-444d-8964-b5502fd51099\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4>It was with great delight that members were able to come together in London on Thursday 9th March for our Westminster Seminar.<\/h4>\n<h4>As such an event had not been possible during the pandemic, it was fitting that the theme of our 2023 seminar was the education of girls and women in a post-pandemic climate.<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><\/span>stances to make the day the success that it was.<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_0 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/hol-23-cover.jpg\" alt=\"BFWG House of Lords Seminar 2023\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/hol-23-cover.jpg 900w, https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/hol-23-cover-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 900px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-17579\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_block_row preset--module--divi-row--0c443eb0-ef00-444d-8964-b5502fd51099\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>The day began with lunch at the Grade II listed public house the Red Lion. Not only is the Red Lion conveniently close to Parliament, it is fitted with a division bell. Though thankfully the bell did not ring while we were there.<\/p>\n<p>This historic pub has a long association with British politicians and their staffers. While there have been a number of public houses on the site, the current building is believed to have been built in or around 1890.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_2 et_pb_row et_pb_gutters1 et_block_row preset--module--divi-row--0c443eb0-ef00-444d-8964-b5502fd51099\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_1 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/hol-23-5.jpg\" class=\"et_pb_lightbox_image\" alt=\"BFWG House of Lords Seminar 2023\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/hol-23-5.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/hol-23-5.jpg 640w, https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/hol-23-5-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 640px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-17586\" alt=\"BFWG House of Lords Seminar 2023\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_2 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/hol-23-4.jpg\" class=\"et_pb_lightbox_image\" alt=\"BFWG House of Lords Seminar 2023\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/hol-23-4.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/hol-23-4.jpg 640w, https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/hol-23-4-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 640px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-17585\" alt=\"BFWG House of Lords Seminar 2023\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_3 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/hol-23-3.jpg\" class=\"et_pb_lightbox_image\" alt=\"BFWG House of Lords Seminar 2023\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/hol-23-3.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/hol-23-3.jpg 640w, https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/hol-23-3-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 640px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-17584\" alt=\"BFWG House of Lords Seminar 2023\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_3 et_pb_row et_pb_gutters1 et_block_row preset--module--divi-row--0c443eb0-ef00-444d-8964-b5502fd51099\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_6 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_4 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/hol-23-2.jpg\" class=\"et_pb_lightbox_image\" alt=\"BFWG House of Lords Seminar 2023\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/hol-23-2.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/hol-23-2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/hol-23-2-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 640px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-17583\" alt=\"BFWG House of Lords Seminar 2023\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_7 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_5 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/hol-23-1.jpg\" class=\"et_pb_lightbox_image\" alt=\"BFWG House of Lords Seminar 2023\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/hol-23-1.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/hol-23-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/hol-23-1-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 640px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-17582\" alt=\"BFWG House of Lords Seminar 2023\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_4 et_pb_row et_block_row preset--module--divi-row--0c443eb0-ef00-444d-8964-b5502fd51099\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_8 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>The Rt Honourable Baroness Morris of Yardley kindly agreed to sponsor our 2023 Westminster seminar and we are grateful to her. Baroness Morris of Yardley, who served as Secretary of State for Education and Skills,\u00a0was a teacher before becoming an MP, and has a deep understanding of the benefits of education for girls and women and the global inequalities that continue to exist. Our President Jasmit Phull welcomed everyone to the House of Lords,<\/p>\n<p>Our speaker, Khadija Fancy, who is a senior education advisor and published author, was able to share with us the brutal realities that many girls face when trying to access an education. Khadija\u2019s involvement with international education brought alive to us how pandemics can seriously disrupt the education of girls and women, and the longer -term implications of this on individuals and their communities. What Khadija left us in no doubt about was the on-going need to promote the education of girls and women because of the positive impact of doing so. Vice President Margaret Middlemass gave the vote of thanks.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_5 et_pb_row et_pb_gutters1 et_block_row preset--module--divi-row--0c443eb0-ef00-444d-8964-b5502fd51099\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_9 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_0 et_pb_gallery et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_gallery_grid et_pb_module\" data-auto-rotate=\"off\" data-auto-rotate-speed=\"\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_items et_post_gallery clearfix et_grid_module\" data-per_page=\"9\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_item et_pb_grid_item et_pb_gallery_item_0_0\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_image landscape\" data-per_page=\"9\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/hol-23-7.jpg\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/hol-23-7-400x284.jpg\" alt=\"BFWG House of Lords Seminar 2023\" class=\"wp-image-17587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/hol-23-7.jpg 479w, https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/hol-23-7-400x284.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" \/><span class=\"et_overlay\" data-icon=\"\" data-icon-tablet=\"\" data-icon-phone=\"\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_item et_pb_grid_item et_pb_gallery_item_0_1\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_image landscape\" data-per_page=\"9\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/hol-23-8.jpg\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/hol-23-8-400x284.jpg\" alt=\"BFWG House of Lords Seminar 2023\" class=\"wp-image-17588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/hol-23-8.jpg 479w, https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/hol-23-8-400x284.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" \/><span class=\"et_overlay\" data-icon=\"\" data-icon-tablet=\"\" data-icon-phone=\"\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_item et_pb_grid_item et_pb_gallery_item_0_2\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_image landscape\" data-per_page=\"9\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/hol-23-9.jpg\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/hol-23-9-400x284.jpg\" alt=\"BFWG House of Lords Seminar 2023\" class=\"wp-image-17589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/hol-23-9.jpg 479w, https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/hol-23-9-400x284.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" \/><span class=\"et_overlay\" data-icon=\"\" data-icon-tablet=\"\" data-icon-phone=\"\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_item et_pb_grid_item et_pb_gallery_item_0_3\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_image landscape\" data-per_page=\"9\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/hol-23-10.jpg\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/hol-23-10-400x284.jpg\" alt=\"BFWG House of Lords Seminar 2023\" class=\"wp-image-17590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/hol-23-10.jpg 479w, https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/hol-23-10-400x284.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" \/><span class=\"et_overlay\" data-icon=\"\" data-icon-tablet=\"\" data-icon-phone=\"\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_item et_pb_grid_item et_pb_gallery_item_0_4\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_image landscape\" data-per_page=\"9\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/hol-23-11.jpg\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/hol-23-11-400x284.jpg\" alt=\"BFWG House of Lords Seminar 2023\" class=\"wp-image-17591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/hol-23-11.jpg 479w, https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/hol-23-11-400x284.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" \/><span class=\"et_overlay\" data-icon=\"\" data-icon-tablet=\"\" data-icon-phone=\"\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_item et_pb_grid_item et_pb_gallery_item_0_5\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_image landscape\" data-per_page=\"9\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/hol-23-6-2.jpg\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/hol-23-6-2-400x284.jpg\" alt=\"BFWG House of Lords Seminar 2023\" class=\"wp-image-17592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/hol-23-6-2.jpg 479w, https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/hol-23-6-2-400x284.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" \/><span class=\"et_overlay\" data-icon=\"\" data-icon-tablet=\"\" data-icon-phone=\"\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_6 et_pb_row et_block_row preset--module--divi-row--0c443eb0-ef00-444d-8964-b5502fd51099\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_10 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_3 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>This year tea was taken in the Attlee Room and this offered members an opportunity to discuss points that our 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