Ashiana presents ‘Journey Towards Safety‘, an innovative Social Return On Investment (SROI) report produced in collaboration with the Women’s Resource Centre, with support from the new economics foundation. The research was funded by Trust For London, which works to reduce poverty and inequality. SROI is a form of cost-benefit analysis that seeks to measure and [...]
Along with other women’s organisations Eaves, End Violence Against Women Coalition, and Equality Now, OBJECT presented evidence yesterday at the Leveson Inquiry calling for an end to the persistent portrayal of women as sex objects in the Page 3 tabloid press. Campaigns Manager Anna van Heeswijk says: “This Inquiry presents a golden opportunity to tackle [...]
The Amina scheme at Eaves is a peer support scheme for women who have experienced rape, sexual assault or sexual abuse at anytime in their history. We are looking for women who would like one to one support from a specially trained volunteer. Women are paired with a volunteer who has experienced sexual violence in [...]
Read ROW’s new research report which analyses calls to our immigration and asylum law advice line in its first six months of operation. The report identifies the key barriers faced by women seeking safety and protection in the UK and makes concrete recommendations which, if implemented, will ensure that this particularly vulnerable group of women [...]
‘Hidden Value…’, is an innovative social return on investment report produced in collaboration with five London-based women’s organisations, with support from new economics foundation. Social Return On Investment (SROI) is a form of cost-benefit analysis that seeks to measure and value the key changes, or outcomes, created by a programme or activity. Conducted over a [...]
As part of our STOP.PRESS.PORN campaign, OBJECT has submitted a joint report to the Leveson Inquiry calling for an end to the sexual objectification of women in our press. Our report provides a snapshot of ‘A Week In The Life Of’ The Sun, The Daily Star and The Sport. It highlights the “Page 3? phenomenon, [...]
International Women’s Fair Celebrating International Women’s Day Saturday 10 March 2012 Spitalfields Traders Market, Brushfield Street E1 6AA (Liverpool St tube) BOOK NOW for a STAND or STALL THE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S FAIR will take place in the Spitalfields Traders Market. With over 100 stalls and stands available this is a real opportunity for Women’s Groups [...]
The message I would like to go out to David Cameron and fellow feminists, is that the last message women of Britain need is to ‘return to Christian Values’ and the prejudice, stigma and poverty that has been heaped on women over the centuries that they have preached obedience, subjection, servitude and inequality of women. [...]
First of all, the Sylvia Pankhurst Memorial Committee is delighted to welcome The Rt Hon The Baroness Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde (Brenda Dean) as a Patron of our campaign to erect a statue of Sylvia Pankhurst, and equally, to thank her for organising a showing of the WORLDwrite film on the life of Sylvia to supporters [...]
New report exposes a high level of illegal practices against girls in the UK and recommends urgent training for frontline professionals Leading Black and Ethnic Minority (BME) women’s organisation, Imkaan, has written to the Prime Minister, David Cameron, (on 25 November: the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women) urging him to work [...]
