Aspire Programme Chester-le-Street

We would like to shout out that there are still places available on the following courses:

Updating Your CV
Move on with Maths
Sugar Craft Flowers
Understanding Alcohol Misuse
Change Your Life
Health Awareness
Explore Local History
Goal Setting and Smart Targeting

Our other services will also return for 2020 (no booking/referral required but women do need to sign up as Aspire members):

Mondays:

Free Financial Well Being Course

5 Feb 2020 - 09:30

Building Futures East, Low Yard, White St, Walker, NE6 3PJ

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.

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.

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

Join our team

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

Sisters Doing It For Themselves

The Women’s Voluntary and Community Sector (WVCS) grew out of the Women’s Liberation Movement (WLM) which will be celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2020. The contribution of the WVCS in advancing women’s rights is largely undocumented. Many of the women who were involved in setting up women’s organisations and campaigning for change are now in their late 50s and 60s. Their struggles and achievements have remained largely invisible.

Christmas Cards from Young Women's Trust

YMT's Christmas cards were designed by Hazel, a young mum who is setting up her own business that fits around childcare.

You can see them and find out more about the Trust's Christmas appeal at https://www.youngwomenstrust.org/christmas-cards

Job Vacancy - Women First Lead Finance and Project Manager

There is a new senior post being advertised for the Women First ESF Project, which supports women facing barriers to work. It is being delivered by five local women's organisations and projects and the role is to take a lead on finance and project management. The project lead organisation is the Angelou Centre, but initially the post will also be supported by Riverside Community Health Project, wher it will be based.

£27, 930 (pro rata) 18 hours a week, Jan 2020 - Sep 2021.

North East Women's Network

Women and economy