Archive for month: October, 2010

Advance Notice: New Report On Equal Pay Published 2nd November 2010

29 October, 2010 (16:19) | Notices | By:

EQUAL PAY: WHERE NEXT? : New Report to mark Equal Pay Day 2010 sets out road map to shift the stubborn gender pay gap Equal Pay Day 2010 (November 2nd) – which marks the day of the year when women in effect stop getting paid because of the 16.4 % pay gap between women and [...]

Sylvia Pankhurst: memorial lecture on the 50th anniversary of her death

29 October, 2010 (16:14) | Notices | By:

You can read the text of Professor Richard Pankhurst’s address in Addis Ababa on 17 October 2010 on the 50th anniversary of his mother’s death here: http://sylviapankhurst.gn.apc.org Best wishes Sylvia Pankhurst Memorial Committee

FORWARD’s 25th Anniversary CONCERT- 27th November 2010

29 October, 2010 (16:09) | Events | By:

Celebrating dignity & rights of African women and girls An evening of beautiful music featuring talented female African artists from the Diaspora. It will be a night of celebration of African women and girl’s rights and the work FORWARD has done over the past 25 years. Featuring: Amira Kheir – Sudanese-Italian singer/songwriter Sona Jobarteh – [...]

Surrey Project Worker – Women In Prison – 5th November 2010

29 October, 2010 (16:03) | Vacancies | By:

Surrey Project Worker * Hours: Full Time * Salary: Up to £23k This role will involve assertive outreach and one-to-one support to women in contact with the criminal justice system – in prison, at court, at police custody suites and upon release into the community across Surrey. Responsive to the individual needs of women, you [...]

5 vacancies – the nia project – 8th November 2010

29 October, 2010 (15:58) | Vacancies | By:

The Advocacy & Training team at the nia project has the following vacancies: Independent Domestic Violence Advocates HARINGEY IDVA SERVICE Post 1 This post holder will provide casework for women referred to Haringey’s Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC) Full time (35 hours per week) including some evenings and weekends £26 024 p.a. (including LW) [...]

What is the future of civil legal aid? Ensuring access to justice and equality for women – ROW – 28th October 2010

26 October, 2010 (12:18) | Events | By:

Venue: BSG House, 226-236 City Road, London , EC1V 2TT Date: 28 October 2010 Starts: 14.45 – 16.30 Organised by: Rights of Women This seminar and debate will bring together leading campaigners to discuss law and policy concerning the recent developments in civil legal aid provision and the impact on women. Changes to the administration [...]

Save Eaves Scarlet Centre

26 October, 2010 (12:10) | Notices | By:

Eaves new multi-disciplinary violence against women centre could have to close as early as March 2011. Funding body London Councils is considering reneging on its contracts with voluntary organisations, in a devastating blow to us and the whole women’s sector. Any cuts would leave women and children fleeing violence and abuse without access to vital [...]

Chancellor Sets His Sights On Women And Risks Turning Back The Clock On Equality – Fawcett

26 October, 2010 (12:02) | Notices | By:

The Fawcett Society has given an initial response to the Comprehensive Spending Review Ceri Goddard, Chief Executive of the Fawcett Society, said: “The Comprehensive Spending Review, like the previous emergency budget, hits women hardest. It is women who will be the main losers as jobs are cut, public services are rolled back and benefits are [...]

Run for Refuge in 2011 – its 40th year

26 October, 2010 (11:58) | Notices | By:

We wondered whether you might be interested in pledging your support to help Refuge raise much needed funds during its 40th birthday milestone year in 2011. With this in mind we wanted to give you the opportunity to take up one of our limited number of places in the fantastic Adidias Silverstone Half Marathon on [...]

Fundraising Internship – Solace Women’s Aid

20 October, 2010 (16:19) | Vacancies | By:

Solace Women’s Aid is a vibrant organisation with a friendly and highly committed staff team, dedicated to providing a full range of services for women and their children, enabling them to live lives free from domestic and sexual violence. Fundraising Internship At an exciting time in the development of our fundraising activities we are looking [...]