Money collected from VAT on period products known as the Tampon Tax was pledged for women's health and support charities in November 2015. Most of the money has instead been awarded to other charities that are not focused on women's health and support and local women's charities are missing out on money which was pledged for them.

Honour the promise and make sure the Tampon Tax money is dedicated to women's charities.

Vivienne Hayes of Women's Resource Centre says:

We are looking for a woman who has experience at management level of leadership in the voluntary or public sector. We are looking for someone who has experience of recruiting, training and line managing staff/volunteers, excellent interpersonal, organisational and time management skills and the ability to motivate others are essential.  This role will provide a strong visible and consistent office presence in our Newcastle based office.

Further information  can be found on the link below 

Maternity Action is calling for the government to take action to stop pregnant women and new mothers being made unfairly redundant.

Every year there are half a million pregnant women in the workplace. One in 20 are made redundant, often illegally, just because they are pregnant or on maternity leave.

"The Government has published it’s draft Domestic Abuse Bill, and while there are things to welcome, the Bill will not make any difference to the lives of survivors of VAWG unless there is significant investment into front line services for women and a reversal of the austerity measures that have seen refuges close. My analysis of the Bill was published in LAG magazine’s February issue and can be read here.