Women plan 'Lass War' protest at northern powerhouse conference

Demonstrators will dress up in hard hats and men’s suits to highlight under-representation of women at eventWomen from the north of England will don hard hats, hi-vis jackets and men’s suits to picket delegates at the male-dominated northern powerhouse conference next week in a protest about female under-representation.The conference in Manchester has caused controversy after all 15 main speakers highlighted in a press release were men. Only 13 out of the 98 speakers over the two day