Information Session about Welfare Reform

[Glasgow] Monday 10th June, Adelphi Centre, Commercial Road, Glasgow G5, 10am to 12.30pm.

A briefing session on recent welfare reforms and how they impact and affect women.

How Badge-Wearing Women Changed the World

Badges of Honour is a new Heritage Lottery funded project from Glasgow Women’s Library which will show how women wearing badges have changed the world!  Read more

 

Child Protection: the use of technology, internet safety and social media

[Edinburgh] 16^th May. Workshop from Children in Scotland

“The internet is such an integral part of children and young people’s lives and it opens up so many educational and social opportunities, giving them access to a world of information and experiences. As technology advances, the ways in which we communicate, receive and send information constantly change. This provides a great opportunity for organisations to promote their activities and communicate easily with members but it can also put children and young people at considerable risk, which is why safeguards must be put in place.”

Mixing the Colours: Women speaking about sectarianism

“For the last few months staff, volunteers and learners at GWL and beyond have been speaking about sectarianism – what it is, how it affects women, their lives, and their communities, and what can women do about it.”

Read more about this Glasgow Women’s Library Project

Street Harassment

From Barnard Centre for Research on Women

“In our first episode of Dare to Use The F-Word, we focus on the street harassment phenomenon. We have interviews and conversations with Emily May from Hollaback!; Sydnie Mosley of The Window Sex Project; and the creator of Catcalled, Sonia Saraiya.”  Read more

Stirling Spring Fling!!

[Stirling] 24^th May, 7pm, Stirling Albert Hall.

Stirling Women’s Aid fundraising Ceilidh and Dinner.

Please contact Stirling Women’s Aid to secure tickets for a fun start to spring for a great cause! £30 per person available from SWA on 01786 470897, email or from Unit 7 at Stirling Arcade

EVAW calls for new National Curriculum to include Sex and Relationships Education

In its response to the new Department for Education proposals, EVAW says it is “deeply disappointed” that Sex and Relationships Education (SRE) are not set to be included in the National Curriculum. This is at odds with the Government’s stated commitment to taking a coordinated approach to Violence Against Women and Girls, and we urge them to reconsider.

We also call for the proposed new science curriculum not to water down information on human reproduction, and to preserve the place of human rights, including women’s rights, in citizenship lessons.

Read the full EVAW response to the National Curriculum proposals