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A programme for women to try out new ideas, new skills and to get support for next steps
Read MoreA campaign to improve women’s equal access to all kinds of opportunities and have a say on issues that affect them
Read MoreA community space where women can meet up, use our office facilities and find out what support is available.
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Women’s Weeds Project launched
We are delighted to have received a grant from the Kew Gardens Grow Wild fund to run the Women’s Weeds project throughout the spring and summer of 2018. The project celebrates women’s use of native plants for health and well-being and also some of the local women who have made a contribution. The project includes: […]
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Female Therapeutic Services Manager @ Woman’s Trust
Job title: Female Therapeutic Services Manager Closing Date: Wednesday 14th November, 9am Type: Part time Salary: £21,000 per annum (21 hours per week, £35,000 pro rata) Organisation: Woman’s Trust Website: http://womanstrust.org.uk Description: This post is women only, the Equality Act 2010 pursuant to Schedule 9,Part 1 applies Woman’s Trust seeks an experienced therapist to be […]
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Putting Ladies on a Pedestal: Inspirational Teesside Women
25 Oct 2018 – 14:00Middlesbrough Libraries, Victoria Square, Middlesbrough TS1 2AY
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Comic Relief Funding Meeting – Power Up: Resourcing women’s and girls’ movements for change
15 Nov 2018 – 10:30Riverside Community Health Project, Carnegie Building, Atkinson Road, Newcastle NE4 8XS
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EVAW: Draft response to Government RSE consultation
The Government consultation on Relationship and Sex Education is open until 7th November 2018. The End Violence Against Women Coalition has published a detailed draft response to the consultation, which they believe is ‘woefully inadequate – it is not what was promised – it gives a green light to schools to pick and choose what […]
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Making Places Work for Women
Agenda has launched a new research Making Places Work for Women, which explores how place-based systems change can work for women in local areas. Authored by the Point People for Agenda and funded by Lankelly Chase, the discussion paper calls on local leaders to work together better to help support the most disadvantaged women.
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Report: The Bullying and Harassment of House of Commons Staff
Dame Laura Cox, who chaired The Fawcett Society’s Sex Discrimination Law Review earlier this year, has published a report on bullying and sexual harassment among House of Commons staff. It describes how ‘bullying, harassment and sexual harassment have been able to thrive and have long been tolerated and concealed’ in ‘a culture, cascading from the top down, of deference, subservience, […]
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Working Together to Prevent Domestic Abuse Among 16 to 24 Year Olds
Friday 9 November in Middlesbrough, Tuesday 13 November in North Tyneside, Monday 26 November in Sunderland, all 9.30am to 12.30pm. These workshops in November as part of a North East research project on domestic abuse prevention in 16-24 year olds. This age group experiences high rates of domestic abuse according to local and national data and […]
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Cyber Stalking and Domestic Abuse training and Stalking and Harassment training
In light of a recent domestic homicide in Gateshead where cyber stalking and stalking & harassment were significant factors a number of ‘Cyber Stalking & Domestic Abuse’ & ‘Stalking & Harassment’ training sessions have been arranged. This training is aimed at professionals working with, or likely to come in to contact with victims/survivors of domestic […]
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RCTN: Some Funny Men, A Comedy Night for our 40th
19 Nov 2018 – 19:00The Stand Comedy Club, Newcastle
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Shining the Spotlight on Perpetrators
14 Nov 2018 – 10:30Amnesty International, 25 New Inn Yard, London EC2A 3EA
Upcoming Events
Women Working for Ourselves – Intro to the Cleaning Collective
A meeting for anyone interested in joining our Collective, which will offer relief cleaners to cleaning agencies, or directly to holiday lets or private homes. Our project offers opportunities to: Women new to cleaning, who can work with existing cleaners to gain experience and gain a vocational qualification, plus support from setting up as self-employed. […]
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HERitage Project Meeting
An opportunity for women already listed in our HERitage directory and any other interested women-led businesses to come together and find out about our free offer of display space in a local venue, plus stall space at our Winter party and future events.
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Creative Christmas 1 – Feasting
Come together to celebrate midwinter at the first in a series of practical workshops where we will make low cost, high-value gift and treats. Celebrating old traditions with new ideas… Feasting: Old favourites and new experiments: food and drink with warming herbs and spices There will also be the chance to display or try selling […]
