London, Nov 4 (ANI): Equality campaigners in Britain have launched a devastating attack on the government's treatment of women, saying that Prime Minister David Cameron has concentrated too much on promoting policies that appeal to men and not women.
A new group of Conservative MPs has set up an informal group to act as a "sounding board" for the Prime Minister to help put a female slant on the government's policies, The Telegraph reports.
A report backed by a 20-strong coalition of charities accused Cameron of launching "an unprecedented attack" on women.
Home Secretary Theresa May, who is in charge of equality policy, will announce plans for 5,000 new women business "mentors".
May will make clear how "women can play a central role in the recovery and a much bigger part in the economy in the future".
The new Conservative Women's Forum includes 37 of the 49 Tory female MPs, the report said.
They have signed an open letter that stressed the Government is pro-women and could articulate its message better, in an attempt to help Downing Street emphasise the Coalition's women-friendly policies.
Andrea Leadsom, a member of the group, said that she wanted to see women have more influence on government policies.
"He (the Prime Minister) has taken a keen interest and is aware of the need not just to get the policy right but to express that in a way that will relate to women," she said. (ANI)
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