EVA Women’s Aid (Redcar, Cleveland) is recruiting to the following posts: Specialist Support Worker (Outreach /Under-Represented groups) – fixed–term contract until October 2019, 20hrs per week, Salary – £17,161 – £19,126 (FTE). Volunteer Coordinator – fixed-term contract until October 2019, 7.5hrs per week, salary – £17,161 – £19,126 (FTE).

Following a successful bid to the Big Lottery Fund, Harbour is seeking female recovery workers to support and empower women in County Durham, the Tees Valley and North Tyneside. There are five posts available.

Every year around 2,000 women seeking asylum are detained in Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre. The majority of these women in detention have experienced sexual violence or torture in their countries of origin. The Home Office says detention is necessary to effect deportations – but only a quarter of the women leaving Yarl’s Wood face […]

Every year around 2,000 women seeking asylum are detained in Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre. The majority of these women in detention have experienced sexual violence or torture in their countries of origin. The Home Office says detention is necessary to effect deportations – but only a quarter of the women leaving Yarl’s Wood face […]

Mental health services across England are not adequately considering the needs of female mental health patients, according to the results of a Freedom of Information request released by Agenda. As it launches its Women in Mind Campaign, the charity reports that only one NHS Mental Health Trust, out of 35 who responded, had a women’s mental hea

Mental health services across England are not adequately considering the needs of female mental health patients, according to the results of a Freedom of Information request released by Agenda. As it launches its Women in Mind Campaign, the charity reports that only one NHS Mental Health Trust, out of 35 who responded, had a women’s mental hea

Academics at University of Herefordshire have looked in detail at how two of our newspapers report on domestic abuse over a ten year period. Whilst the results aren’t exactly surprising they remind us of what we are up against when trying to change the culture around domestic abuse.