This briefing ” how-legislation-protects-women-only-spaces-and-services-an-overview ” is designed to highlight the existence of legal protections for women-only activities, spaces and services to help ensure that these rights are properly understood and to avoid misinterpretation that may threaten their existence. The following topics are dealt with below: • Summary of what is and isn’t covered by the Equality Act more »
CONTINUE READING“The Government recently amended, and announced a review of, the evidence requirements for victims of domestic abuse seeking legal aid in private family cases. The Ministry of Justice has now started work with the Law Society, the Legal Aid Practitioners Group, Resolution and Rights of Women to gather more information about the existing arrangements and how more »
CONTINUE READINGThe IC Change campaign is holding a Parliamentary Lobby on the Istanbul Convention on 13 July 2016 at 12.30-2pm in Committee Room 7. We are asking organisations to contact MPs and peers to invite them to attend the lobby. The success of the day of course depends on the attendance and support of parliamentarians. Here more »
CONTINUE READING#SayHerName Day of Action to End State Violence Against Black Women, Girls and Femmes. Thursday May 19th at 18.00-20.30, Speakers’ Corner, Hyde Park “I cannot let Sarah’s death be in vain …. I want action, I want change.” – Marilyn Reed Marilyn Reed, the mother of Sarah Reed will be speaking at the 2nd National more »
CONTINUE READING1950s-born women plan Westminster demonstration 29 June Women from all over the UK are descending on Westminster on 29 June 2016 to demonstrate about the lack of notice given for the loss of years of their State pension. The campaign group are assembling a huge Choir to sing their anthem, and there will be a more »
CONTINUE READINGOur Campaigns and Communications officer Florence Burton made the case for analysing at structural inequalities, intersectionality, and the impact of austerity on women at the Guardian Live event ‘Is feminism Failing the 99%’in April. Find out more about the event here:https://membership.theguardian.com/event/behind-the-headlines-is-feminism-failing-the-99-22494252916 and read what a member thought here:http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/22/feminism-failing-99-per-cent-guardian-members-view
CONTINUE READINGCampaigners warn of ‘stagnating Senedd’ for women’s representation Campaigners are warning that female representation in the Welsh Assembly will flat-line this election, risking a ‘stagnating Senedd’ when it comes to diversity. In a new report, ‘Women in the National Assembly’ , Electoral Reform Society Cymru have analysed all candidates for the upcoming election and their more »
CONTINUE READINGWe are excited to share the news that we have been shortlisted for the Charity Awards 2016! The Women’s Resource Centre is delighted to announce that it has made the shortlist for this year’s Charity Awards, the longest-running and most prestigious awards scheme in the charity sector. The Women’s Resource Centre has been shortlisted more »
CONTINUE READINGSupport services for women are under threat from an unprecedented level of public spending cuts, with many organisations losing staff, reducing services or closing altogether. Women’s Resource Centre needs your help to gather evidence on how far the cuts have destabilised the women’s voluntary and community sector. The results from this survey will be published more »
CONTINUE READING“In January 2016, the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) began guiding policy and funding for the next 15 years, beginning with a historic pledge to end global poverty everywhere, permanently. The UK played a key role in the development of the SDGs, with UK Prime Minister David Cameron co-chairing the High-Level Panel on the post-2015 more »
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