Archive for month: September, 2011

2 vacancies – Women and Girls Network – 10th October 2011

22 September, 2011 (18:14) | Vacancies | By:

Gendered Violence Specialist Sessional Counsellors (Female) £150 per day 1 X Groupworker (Female) £150 per day Women and Girls Network leads in developing and delivering innovative and effective counselling services for women who have experienced any form of historic or recent gendered violence including childhood sexual abuse, domestic violence, female genital mutilation, forced marriage, rape, [...]

Fundraising Internship – Fawcett – 5th October 2011

22 September, 2011 (18:09) | Vacancies | By:

Location: The Fawcett Society, London, EC1V Reporting to: Fundraiser Period: 3 days a week (for a minimum 3 months) The Fawcett Society is the UK’s leading campaign for equality between women and men. We trace our roots back to 1866, when Millicent Garrett Fawcett began her lifetime’s work leading the peaceful campaign for women’s votes, [...]

Youth Outreach Worker – FORWARD – 3rd October 2011

15 September, 2011 (16:17) | Vacancies | By:

FORWARD are recruiting to the exciting new post of Youth Outreach Worker to work with vulnerable young mothers and young women from FGM practising communities in London. Youth Outreach Worker London £22,221 pro rata 0.4FTE Fixed term to March 2013 FORWARD is looking for a skilled, confident Youth Outreach Worker to join our Youth Programme [...]

Gendering Sustainability: Women’s Resilience and Survival – NAWP AGM – 27th October 2011

15 September, 2011 (16:09) | Events | By:

The theme of NAWP’s AGM is Gendering Sustainability: Women’s Resilience and Survival It will take place on 27 October at Stratford Town Hall from 7.00pm to 9.00pm. If you are interested in these issues and would like to engage in the discussion please contact us at 02084720528 or at info@nawp.org. —————————————————– You can read Balgit [...]

The Problem Isn’t One Of Perception, But Reality: Fawcett’s Response To Government Concession That Women Feel Targeted By Cuts

15 September, 2011 (15:50) | Notices | By:

The Fawcett Society has commented on news that the government recognises that women feel ‘targeted’ by cuts in public spending*. Anna Bird, Acting Chief Executive, said: “We welcome government recognition that women feel targeted by cuts in public spending. Fawcett has long warned that job losses in the public sector, drastic reductions in spending on [...]

Fete in aid of Reclaim the Night – LFN – 8th October 2011

15 September, 2011 (15:41) | Events | By:

Please support our fête… Saturday 8th October, from 12.30 until 4pm The Band Room, Coram’s Fields, 93 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1DN What will be on offer? A selection of stalls (cakes, clothes, books, bric-a-brac), a raffle, lucky dip, traditional games, palm reading and cream teas. What is it in aid of? The annual Reclaim [...]

Women’s Health & Equality Consortium National Conference – Imkaan – 25th October 2011

15 September, 2011 (15:33) | Events | By:

25th October 2011 from 9.30am-4.30pm CBI Conference Centre, 103 New Oxford Street, WC1A 1DU The Women’s Health & Equality Consortium (WHEC) is a Strategic Partner to the Department of Health, and works to address women’s health inequalities across England. WHEC is a partnership of women’s organisations including Platform 51, FORWARD, Imkaan, Maternity Action, Positively UK, [...]

Resounding defeat for Dorries abortion amendments – Abortion Rights

12 September, 2011 (13:04) | Notices | By:

MPs have delivered a comprehensive rejection of Nadine Dorries attempts to change the abortion counselling system, voting 368 to 118 against the proposals. Her amendment to the Health and Social Care bill would have stripped abortion providers of their role in offering impartial advice and counselling to women considering abortion, opening the door for organisations [...]

Experience of people trafficked from Nigeria – Eaves and IPPR research

12 September, 2011 (12:58) | Notices | By:

Eaves (The Poppy Project) and Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) are carrying out research to find out more about the experiences of people who have been trafficked from Nigeria to the UK. We are interested in interviewing male and female Nigerians who have been identified as being trafficked to the UK in any form [...]

Women’s Resource Centre Training Calendar – October 2011-2012

12 September, 2011 (12:48) | Training | By:

The new WRC training calendar for October 2011 – October 2012 is now available. Please download our pdf file from http://www.wrc.org.uk/includes/documents/cm_docs/2011/f/finalwrctraining_calendar1112_12pp_a45.pdf If you need the information in a more accessible format or if you have any questions or issues, please don’t hesitate to get in touch – email harri@wrc.org.uk