Women volunteer with us to delivery all of our services for women and girls with the exception of our Counselling Service. The route into all frontline volunteer roles is via experience in our Helpline and Email Supporter role.
We are looking for a woman who has experience at management level of leadership in the voluntary or public sector. We are looking for someone who has experience of recruiting, training and line managing staff/volunteers, excellent interpersonal, organisational and time management skills and the ability to motivate others are essential. This role will provide a strong visible and consistent office presence in our Newcastle based office.
Further information can be found on the link below
Women across England and Wales will get vital mental health support as part of a major new programme launched by mental health charity Mind and Agenda, the alliance for women and girls at risk.
The £1.8 million programme, called Women Side by Side, will increase the availability of high quality, community-based peer support for women through around 70 projects delivered by specialist organisations across the country.
The first independent report looking at the economic impact of Brexit on women has today been published by the Women’s Budget Group and the Fawcett Society. The report shows the economic impact of Brexit will hit women hard, leading to lost jobs, cuts to services and a squeeze on family budgets.
Nearly 60% survivors accessing domestic abuse support services have children and 1 in 15 are pregnant, according to a new report released by Women’s Aid to coincide with Mother’s Day.
Yet according to the report, The Domestic Abuse Report 2019: The Annual Audit, domestic abuse services are struggling to cope with demand and provide the level of support that survivors and their children need because of ongoing funding uncertainty and budget cuts.
Maternity Action is calling for the government to take action to stop pregnant women and new mothers being made unfairly redundant.
Every year there are half a million pregnant women in the workplace. One in 20 are made redundant, often illegally, just because they are pregnant or on maternity leave.
"The Government has published it’s draft Domestic Abuse Bill, and while there are things to welcome, the Bill will not make any difference to the lives of survivors of VAWG unless there is significant investment into front line services for women and a reversal of the austerity measures that have seen refuges close. My analysis of the Bill was published in LAG magazine’s February issue and can be read here.
On the eve of International Women’s Day Ben Hoare Bell solicitors were so happy to attend the IKWRO True Honour awards in London, having nominated Shamshad for an award in recognition of the amazing work she has done for literally decades to advocate for women and children who are victims of abuse. We knew she was going to win one of the awards, but she actually won the top award of the night as the Judges declared that they had been deeply impressed by the testimonials that they had received.
The NEWomen's Network aims to strengthen the women's sector by encouraging collaboration between women's groups and by building alliances across other sectors. Read more »
