Jobs: Surviving Economic Abuse

Surviving Economic Abuse is recruiting the following positions:

CWJ Launch Super-Complaint: Police Failure To Use Protective Measures In Cases Involving Violence Against Women And Girls

Through work with frontline women’s sector organisations who support survivors of domestic abuse and sexual violence, Centre for Women’s Justice (CWJ) has become concerned that the various legal measures intended to provide protection to women are not being applied properly on the ground. This super-complaint addresses four legal powers available to the police in detail and explores the extent to which, and the reasons why, they are not being used adequately.

Universal Credit and Survival Sex: sex in exchange for meeting survival needs inquiry

The Work and Pensions Committee is calling for evidence - from anyone affected or with experience of this issue - about a possible link between Universal Credit and “survival sex”. The Committee has opened this phase in its Universal Credit inquiry in response to reports from charities and support organisations that increasing numbers of people—overwhelmingly women—have been getting involved in “survival sex” as a direct result of welfare policy changes. These include the roll-out of Universal Credit.

Challenging sexual violence

The University of Bedfordshire is looking for academics and institutions interested in developing a supportive community of academics working to promote child centred, participatory and rights based approaches to challenging sexual violence. Interested parties are asked to fill out a short online form.

Commission on a Gender-Equal Economy - Call for Evidence

The Women's Budget Group is heading up a new Commission on a Gender-Equal Economy. Here are details of the first general call for evidence which your organisation might want to feed in to. Full details of the call from the WBG for evidence are below – the deadline is 31 March 2019.

Commission on a Gender-Equal Economy

GENERAL CALL FOR EVIDENCE

Young Women's Film Academy - Seeking two Trustees to support and develop a young and unique charity

The Young Women’s Film Academy (YWFA) is unique in being the only dedicated film academy for young women in the UK, and is based in Newcastle. The YWFA includes both short-term outreach film projects working with young women in communities across the North East, as well as an on-going Saturday Club enabling young women aged 12 years and over the opportunity to be introduced and eventually well-skilled in filmmaking. The films produced are then used to highlight issues of oppression or difficulty to other young women in the region.

NDAS to remain open!

Northumberland Domestic Abuse Services supports adults and children who are living in terrifying and unpredictable circumstances. Over the past six months the charity has been fighting to keep the doors open, and has called on our communities for support. The response has been overwhelming.

Jobs: NDAS

Northumberland Domestic Abuse Services is recruiting:

Jobs: A Way Out

A Way Out is looking to recruit to a Family Intervention Co-ordinator – Liberty (women with complex needs)– part time (22.5 hrs pw), £21,312 pro rata.

Triple Whammy: the impact of local government cuts on women – Women’s Budget Group

A report written by Heather Wakefield for Women’s Budget Group, Triple Whammy – the impact of local government cuts on Women explores the crisis that has been created by finding cuts to local government since 2010. The reports key findings include:

North East Women's Network

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