Are the Equality Act 2010 and CEDAW working for the women’s voluntary & community sector in England?

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In March 2019, the CEDAW Committee published a set of recommendations on how the UK could better protect and promote women's rights. The UK and devolved governments have until 2023 to implement these recommendations before they must report back to the UN on progress made, although three overarching recommendations and one surrounding Brexit must be reported on in 2021.

Invitation to join Community-based arts and menopause project

Karen Ross, Professor of Gender and Media at Newcastle University has shared an invitationto participate in a community-based arts-health project which is focused around story-telling the menopause experience and ‘creating’ that experience through knitting, textiles, ceramics, painting or anything else that we can get hold of.

International Women's Day Pop-Up Choir

6 Mar 2020 - 10:00

Armstrong Building Claremont Road Newcastle Tyne & Wear NE1 7RU

Gender, Violence and Abuse Research Network (GVARN) Seminar - Children and Violence

29 Jan 2020 - 15:00

Lipman 232 Northumbria University

Gender Equality Peer Educator Vacancies - West End Women and Girls

We are very excited to announce we have received 2-year funding from Paul Hamlyn Act for Change fund to employ two young women as gender equality peer educators. We have two full time posts available and are now taking applications. The role will involve working with other young women and girls to tackle gender inequality and to joyfully Smash the Patriarchy. The deadline for applications is the 31^st January 2020. Please request forms and return completed applications to laura.christer@westendwomenandgirls.co.uk

Four Nation Approach to tackling Workplace Sexual Harassment

Women's organisations from across the four nations of the UK have come together to collaborate on a project which will tackle sexual harassment in the workplace, funded by Rosa and the Justice and Equality Fund Now’s the Time programme.

SAFE Conference: Launching Faith and VAWG Coalition

5 Mar 2020 - 09:30

Central London tbc

Women's Aid Community Ambassador Scheme

Wearside Women in Need now has 147 community ambassadors. More opportunities to get the training and join the scheme.... https://www.womensaid.org.uk/our-approach-change-that-lasts/askme/ask-join-scheme/#1548757359551-f1d9821b-de3b

Girls Speak Campaign

Every girl should be able to live her life free from inequality, poverty and violence.

But too often girls at the sharpest end of inequality are missing from the public debate about the issues young people face and services and policies are designed without them in mind.

#N8 New Pioneers Researchers

Dr Hannah Bows – Durham Law School, Durham University

Dr Hannah Bows is an Assistant Professor in Criminal Law, having previously completed her ground-breaking PhD research examining the extent, nature and consequences of sexual violence against people aged 60 and over in the UK in 2016.

North East Women's Network

Collaboration and partnership