Birmingham and Solihull Women’s Aid – 3 Vacancies (14th Aug)

Applicants must have a commitment to services for women and children within anti discriminatory practice. Applications are particularly welcome from women from Black Minority Ethnic Groups and women who can speak any of the community languages of Birmingham and Solihull.
All posts listed work to a 35 hour week (full time) and are subject to a [...]

Supported Housing Manager Cambridge Women & Homelessness Group (8th Aug)

Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
Salary: £25,385
Cambridge Women & Homelessness Group is seeking to appoint a Supported Housing Manager to join our small management team at Corona House, a hostel for 6 women. CWHG also provides a range of innovative services for current and ex-residents including counselling and alternative therapies.
We are looking for someone with a [...]

Campaign Organizer – Stop Violence Against Women (London) 6th Aug

Reference: CP/08/11
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
Salary: £31,098 per annum – London based
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Supported Housing Manager Housing For Women – London (1st Aug)

Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
Salary: £30-35,000 p.a
Housing for Women is a forward looking housing association providing homes and support to women across London.
We want a Supported Housing Manager to oversee and co-ordinate an innovative range of services to vulnerable women and work with senior management to enhance those services.
The successful candidate will be responsible for the [...]

The Conservatives would give communities more power to block the opening of lap-dancing clubs

Councils should be able to decide whether such venues are appropriate for their area, said shadow women’s minister Theresa May.
Licensing law puts lap-dancing clubs in the same category as pubs or coffee shops, giving residents less scope to oppose them than sex shops or cinemas.
The Tories have launched a three-month consultation on changing [...]

Forced marriage consultation – closing date 15th October 2008

The Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007 provides for the government to issue statutory guidance setting out the responsibilities of all agencies dealing with forced marriage issues.
This consultation is an opportunity for practitioners and the public to comment on the draft guidance. It lays out statutory requirements that agencies must have with regards to [...]

Marriage Visa Age Raised To Prevent Forced Marriages

The age at which someone can apply for a marriage visa will increase from 18 to 21 as part of a crackdown on forced marriage, the Home Office announced today.
Statistics show that 30 per cent of the cases dealt with by the Government’s Forced Marriage Unit involved victims aged between 18 and 21.
The new steps [...]

Daughters in danger – teachers should be alert to FGM

Some children will suffer terrible mutilation on their summer ‘holiday’; teachers are asked to look for signs
Yasmin is beautiful. She has long black extensions, perfect cheekbones and Bambi eyes. She sits opposite me sipping pineapple juice in blue jeans, her large hoop earrings sparkling. She could be a model, but this 19-year-old is dedicated to [...]

£100k grant saves West Cumbria Rape Crisis

West Cumbria Rape Crisis has been resurrected, following a grant of more than £100,000 from the Northern Rock Foundation.
The grant has secured the charity’s future for the next three years.
Carol Tindall, chair said: “I think for the last 18 months to two years every charity in Cumbria has been facing the same thing, looking for [...]

Only one rape in 26 results in conviction over last five years in the Lothians

More than 1000 rapes were reported to police in the Lothians in the past five years – but just 38 of the cases resulted in a successful prosecution.
A breakdown of figures for all of Scotland’s police forces show there were a total of 1017 recorded cases of rape in the Lothian and Borders Police force [...]

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