Free showings of Ken Loach’s new film @I’m Sorry I Missed You’ – focus on in-work poverty, a must see…. Unite the Union are promoting it around the country and the dates/venues in the North East are: Monday 21st October: Cineworld (Gate) Newcastle – 6 for 6:30 Showcase Teesside – 6:30 for 7 Cineworld Middlesbrough […]

18th October is World Menopause Day. Acas has published new guidance to help employers and managers support staff who are affected by menopause symptoms at work. Read Acas Menopause at Work guidance Around two million women have difficulties at work due to their menopause symptoms and it’s estimated that one in 20 could go through an […]

One in five women report sex discrimination and these women are more likely to develop poorer mental health after the sexist experience, according to a new UCL study investigating links between sexism and mental health and wellbeing. The study, published today in Health Psychology, analysed data from nearly 3,000 women from The UK Household Longitudinal […]

A report on the Association Of Women Barristers’ roundtable on harassment and bullying with recommendations The Bar Council’s Working Lives Survey in June 2018 found that harassment and bullying at the Bar were not only prevalent, but were on the rise. Many studies have shown that women are disproportionately affected by both harassment and bullying1. […]

Dame Vera Baird QC, Victims’ Commissioner for England and Wales comments on Sir Richard Henriques’ Independent Review of the MPS’s handling of non-recent sexual offence investigations Operation Midland Report Key Points The key failure here was not in the police believing the complainant or taking his allegation seriously in the first place. Police should do […]

A law against possession of rape pornography, introduced in 2015, is very rarely used with few charges and prosecutions. This is what our researchers have found after analysing data obtained through a Freedom of Information request. Police focus The research shows that during 2015-2017 the vast majority (85 per cent) of extreme pornography charges were […]

Almost 100 universities have been surveyed by Universities UK as a follow-up to its harassment and hate crime taskforce (Changing the Culture), exploring how institutions are addressing some of the challenges raised and acting on its recommendations. Encouraging progress has been made at individual institutions – particularly in tackling gender-based-violence – with common activities including […]

One in four (23%) victims of recorded domestic homicides are over the age of 60 “Night-time is my favourite part of the day. I can rest knowing he can’t get to me and feel safe…..” domestic abuse survivor, aged 81 Charity calls on Government to make domestic abuse a legislative priority and fully recognise the […]

15 Oct 2019 – 19:30Circus Central, 1 Simpson Terrace Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 1XB

Joy’s story has had a profound impact on black Brits. Initial media interest in the case of Joy, a 20-year-old Hertfordshire University midwifery student who was last seen 27 December after attending a party at her church, had been scant until Black Twitter started making noise.