PARITY was first formed in 1986 as the Campaign for Equal State Pension Ages, a wholly voluntary organisation concerned with the equal rights of men and women. It gained charitable status in January 2005

Objects
The Objects of PARITY are those set out in the current PARITY constitution, namely:

- to promote and protect the equal rights of men and women to the enjoyment of all civil, political, economic social and cultural rights under the law;

- to institute proceedings in the UK or appropriate European Courts for the purpose of establishing or protecting any such equal rights.

Registered charity 1107795.

Member of the National Council for Voluntary Organisations.

Patrons: Dr Winifred Ewing MSP, Baroness Sally Hamwee, Diana Wallis MEP, Peter Bottomley MP

Registered address: 'Constables', Windsor Road, Ascot SL5 7LF