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Equality Act 2010: What do I need to know? – updates available

A series of summary guides and ‘Quick Start’ guides to the key changes in the law, produced by the Government Equalities Office in partnership with the British Chambers of Commerce, Citizens Advice and the Equality and Diversity Forum, to support implementation of the Act. The series now includes ‘What do I need to know? Disability quick-start guide’ by the Equality and Diversity Forum. These simple guides set out clearly what the new laws will mean for business, the public sector, the voluntary sector and the public, helping people understand their new responsibilities and rights.

Power and Prejudice: Combating gender inequality through women’s organisations

Women's Resource Centre will launch its research report ‘Power and Prejudice’ in Westminster ohn 22nd July 2010. The report based on 18 months of action research, identifies the barriers facing women’s organisations in creating change on a local level, examines what tools can be used to support local engagement and offers clear, practical solutions to both public bodies and women’s organisations to improve engagement and services for women locally. The report harnessed the experiences and expertise of local women’s organisations working across England to examine the barriers stopping women’s organisations from being able to get heard locally. Watch this space, the next infomail will have links to the research report and tools for women's organisation to use to influence decisions in their area.

Strenthening the Womens' Sector in the North East - Conference Report

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Using the Gender Equality Duty

WRC wants to hear about your experiences of using the Gender Equality Duty to inform a small research project about women’s organisations and the Gender Equality Duty and potential need for capacity building support. Please complete the short, five-minute survey in the link below.

http://wrcnews.org.uk/4DW-6OV5-BQKB7-2V7EW-0/c.aspx

For more information please contact Karen Moore on 020 7324 3033; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

VONNE's 3rd impact of the recession survey

This survey VONNE are trying to identify what key services are at risk in your area and specific support is needed to help organisations survive so we can lobby for appropriate support and funding. Previous results have been used to inform the delivery of the Third Sector Capacity Fund and help target funding to areas of most need. The survey should take no more than 15 minutes to complete - a downloadable version can be found on VONNE's website http://www.vonne.org.uk/survey/

Shocking UK rape attitudes report shows need for support, shift in mentality

The shocking report ( http://wrcnews.org.uk/4DW-3N6N-BQKB7-21O1N-0/c.aspx )by The Havens ( http://wrcnews.org.uk/4DW-3N6N-BQKB7-21O1M-0/c.aspx ) on attitudes towards rape in the UK shows more than ever the need for sustained rape crisis centre funding and for a shift in attitudes towards the crime. Appallingly, the report found that more than half of those surveyed said the victims should take some responsibility for being raped, while one in 50 rape victims said they would not report it to the police as they felt so "ashamed".

Review into sexualisation of young people

An independent review into the sexualisation of young people, conducted by psychologist Dr Linda Papadopoulos, was welcomed by Home Secretary Alan Johnson on 26 February 2010. Commissioned by the Home Office, the review forms part of the government’s strategy to tackle 'Violence Against Women and Girls’ (VAWG) and looks at how sexualised images and messages may be affecting the development of children and young people and influencing cultural norms. It also examines the evidence for a link between sexualisation and violence http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/documents/Sexualisation-young-people.pdf

The Female Voice in Violence Project

Race on the Agenda (Rota) has published a report which finds that existent research into the number of girls involved in youth violence and its impact is lacking, which has resulted in a shortage of targeted help for this group. The Female Voice in Violence Project found females involved in gang violence were highly vulnerable to rape and sexual exploitation. The lack of a gender-specific system in place for girls who are convicted also means females are being processed in male environments that are unable to cater for their needs, the research revealed. The report draws on the findings of five female volunteers who spoke to 352 friends, relatives, victims or perpetrators of youth and gang violence. Rota is launching a Female Voice and Violence Coalition to encourage an alliance of the organisations already available to females affected by youth violence. Further information is available at http://www.rota.org.uk/pages/WhatsNew.aspx?#H2

Violence Against Women & Girls: Advisory group report

This report was published on the 8th March by the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF). The DCSF set up the Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) Advisory Group in July 2009. Its key role is to provide advice to Ministers on how schools can most effectively tackle the issue of violence against women and girls, as part of the development of the cross government VAWG Strategy. The Group has considered how current strands of DCSF work with schools, which have the potential to impact on the violence against girls and women agenda, can be most effectively harnessed to maximise impact. The Group considered specific issues (e.g. pornography), evidence of the effectiveness of previous interventions in schools, and policy developments (e.g. the new Sex and Relationships Guidance for schools). This report reflects the Group’s scrutiny of current relevant work strands and makes recommendations on new strands of work to ensure schools’ impact on preventing and tackling violence against women and girls is maximised.
The report - http://publications.dcsf.gov.uk/eOrderingDownload/DCSF-00281-2010.pdf
Government’s response to the report - http://publications.dcsf.gov.uk/eOrderingDownload/DCSF-00288-2010.pdf

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