New research looking for women who were at Greenham Women’s Peace Camp: “Were you a Greenham Woman? Do you have any stories about Greenham? Do you have friends, colleagues, family members who were at Greenham?”
In line with the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9 Women’s Health in South Tyneside (WHiST) are seeking to appoint a Female Volunteer Project Coordinator in a Job Share post.
The Government consultation on Relationship and Sex Education is open until 7th November 2018. The End Violence Against Women Coalition has published a detailed draft response to the consultation, which they believe is ‘woefully inadequate – it is not what was promised – it gives a green light to schools to pick and choose what they will cover – and it is not solid enough on the different forms of violence against women and girls and their connection to women’s inequality.’
Agenda has launched a new research Making Places Work for Women, which explores how place-based systems change can work for women in local areas. Authored by the Point People for Agenda and funded by Lankelly Chase, the discussion paper calls on local leaders to work together better to help support the most disadvantaged women.
Dame Laura Cox, who chaired The Fawcett Society’s Sex Discrimination Law Review earlier this year, has published a report on bullying and sexual harassment among House of Commons staff. It describes how 'bullying, harassment and sexual harassment have been able to thrive and have long been tolerated and concealed' in 'a culture, cascading from the top down, of deference, subservience, acquiescence and silence.' This comprehensive, damning report reveals that the culture of Westminster needs nothing short of transformational change.
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 »
