The Women and Equalities Committee is a select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
It was established following the 2015 general election to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the Government Equalities Office on equalities (sex, age, race, sexual orientation, disability and transgender/gender identity) issues.
The committee has faced criticism for its name, and in 2017, Conservative MP Philip Davies said it should be renamed the "Equalities Committee".
[3][4] The chair was elected on 12 July 2017, with members announced on 11 September 2017.
[5][6] The chair was elected on 18 June 2015, with members announced on 6 July 2015.