At the end of February, CEO of WRC Vivienne Hayes went to Geneva along with members of the North East's CEDAW working group, to lead on WRC's input to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women.

After the collaborative efforts of numerous women’s organisations in preparation of the UK government’s examination at the United Nations on their progress in achieving all women’s rights, the UN have released their recommendations (see the link below). 

National Autistic Society (NAS) has an online training module about Women and Girls available free until the end of March.

This module aims to provide an insight into the potential differences experienced by autistic women and girls. The module takes approximately 120 minutes to complete and it includes a range of interactive features, such as exercises and scenario-based learning, reflective activities, short film/clips and questions to ask.  This module has been CPD Accredited and a certificate is available to download on completion of the course.

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

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.

Rosa’s Voices From the Frontline grant programme is now open for applications. This fund supports women’s organisations to shine a light on their fight for gender equality in the UK. It resources advocacy, campaigning and activists with lived experience of injustice and inequality – giving voice especially to women facing intersecting disadvantages including race, class, sexuality, disability, poverty or migration status.