Listening to Women’s Voices International Women’s Day event

8 Mar 2020 - 10:00

Sans Street Youth & Community Centre, Sans St, Hendon, Sunderland SR1 1HG

Steering group meeting of Listening to Women's Voices

26 Feb 2020 - 10:00

Arrow Business Centre, 14 Foyle Street, Sunderland, SR1 1LE

Scientist donates proceeds of ovarian cancer drug to establish charitable fund

The Curtin PARP (Passionate About Realising your Potential) Fund at the Community Foundation was established with a generous gift of nearly £865,000 by Professor Nicola Curtin and aims to help individuals realise their potential in life.

Million Women Rise London - Newcastle Bus

7 Mar 2020 - 06:00

Berwick Street Newcastle Station

NEPACS Early Days in Custody Family Support Project Posts

‘Early Days in Custody’ Family Support Project

Application deadline: Sunday, 2 February, 2020 - 00:00

Based: Durham Fixed

FT Project Co-ordinator - £28,050 per annum

Family Support Worker(s) Salary £24,823 Pro Rata

1 post 37.5 hours based at HMP Durham

1 post 18.75 hours based at Low Newton

Funded by the National Lottery Communities Fund until March 2023

Nepacs is a regional charity which supports positive futures for prisoners and their families.

Short term research opportunity on cuckooing at Durham University

Postdoctoral Research Associate Department of Sociology

Grade 7: - £33,797 - £40,322 pro rata

Fixed Term - Part Time Contract Duration: 2-3 months dependent on project Contracted Hours per Week: 14

Gamcare Womens Programme Survey

Gamcare Women's Programme have put together a simple survey to collect and collate the views of women affected by gambling (their own, someone else's). " Our programme is designed to ensure that women who need support can access the right help for them at the right time. The information participants provide will help us to ensure that women’s voices are a cornerstone of the programme, and enable us to represent their interests across all the areas we work in."

New Year Issue of Everywoman Review features Judy Murray

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The New Year issue of everywomanReview features Judy Murray OBE

Off court, she’s a champion in her own right – working tirelessly to highlight and remove barriers facing female sporting stars and the industry’s business leaders. And she’s taking no prisoners!

Can Free Trade Agreements help secure gender equality and social justice?

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It is now clear that the United Kingdom will leave the European Union at the end of January. It’s more important than ever to talk about how to centre gender equality and social justice in international trading arrangements.

Trade is highly political. Its effects are felt by women in multiple roles: as consumers, producers, workers, users of public services and, providers of unpaid care work. The government has made a commitment to gender equal trade policy but what does this mean in practice? How can we ensure trade agreements benefit women here and around the world.

Jobs at Young Women's Trust

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Chief Operating Officer to develop our organisational operations to ensure that YWT achieves its transformation objectives.

North East Women's Network

Collaboration and partnership