Job Title: Integrated Partner Support Domestic Abuse AdvisorSalary/ Rate: £12,006 (£24,012 FTE)Location: ManchesterClosing Date: Sunday 12th DecemberHours: 18.5 hours per week Background TDAS is an independent voluntary organisation which is affiliated to Women’s Aid England. TDAS and has been operating since June 1990. TDAS is a company Limited by guarantee and a registered charity. TDAS … Continue reading “Job Vacancy – TDAS – Integrated Partner Support Domestic Abuse Advisor”

Saturday 18th December 2021 1.30-4.30pmManchester Central Library Safety4Sisters is a feminist and anti-racist women’s organisation working to uphold the human rights of migrant women subject to gender-based violence and immigration control/with no recourse to public funds.Between the end of 2020 to Autumn 2021 and under the harshest of pandemic conditions, women from the Safety4Sisters group … Continue reading “Writing Group Book Launch – Safety 4 Sisters”

Collaborative Women Community invite you to join Million Women Rise. Date: Thursday 25th November, 2021 Time: 1pm – 2pm Location: Outside Victoria Park Community Hub, Victoria Road, Stretford. M32 0AD. Call Grace (07932415635) or Jan (07828507372). If you are unable to join in person, please participate wherever you are and send a selfie to info@collaborativewomen.co.uk … Continue reading “Event – Collaborative Women Community – Million Women Rise”

Women across Salford are being invited to the launch of a new commission set up to address the key issues affecting women and girls across the city. The new Salford Women and Girls’ Commission aims to provide a voice for many women who feel marginalised in their communities and to help develop strong actions to … Continue reading “Event – Virtual meeting to launch Salford’s Women and Girls’ Commission”

Plans to ban child marriage in England and Wales have passed their first hurdle in parliament with the government lending their backing to the measures. The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill had its second reading in the House of Commons on Friday – with both the government and opposition benches supporting the private members’ bill. It comes … Continue reading “News – The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill – Legislation to ban child marriage passes first hurdle in parliament”

“Toxic cultural practices” and a lack of culturally sensitive services means many women who are victims of domestic and sexual abuse in the Sikh community are suffering in silence, according to the first comprehensive report into the issue. The report by Sikh Women’s Aid (SWA), the UK’s only frontline service for Sikh women, will be released … Continue reading “Report – Sikh Women’s Aid – Domestic and sexual abuse of silenced Sikh women revealed”

Concerns that domestic violence would intensify during the COVID-19 lockdowns were not borne out by early research. But that research relied on police records. This column suggests that studies based solely on police-recorded incidents of domestic violence provide a less accurate picture than sources less susceptible to changes in reporting behaviour. Based on internet search … Continue reading “Research – Assessing the magnitude of the domestic violence problem during the COVID-19 pandemic”

Job Title: Housing Worker Dispersed PropertiesSalary/ Rate: £18,434 per annumLocation: ManchesterClosing Date: 12 noon on 29th November 2021Hours: 17.5 and 35 per week considered About us: PTMWA is a women-led organisation whose vision is to ensure that people, suffering, or at risk of domestic abuse receive appropriate support. We assist recovery by providing safe accommodation, … Continue reading “Job Vacancy – The Pankhurst Trust Incorporating Manchester Women’s Aid – Housing Worker Dispersed Properties”

Job Title: Family Intervention WorkerSalary/ Rate: £25,215 pro rataLocation: ManchesterClosing Date: 5pm, 6th December 2021Hours: 17.5 hours per week About us: PTMWA is a women-led organisation whose vision is to ensure that people, suffering, or at risk of domestic abuse receive appropriate support. We assist recovery by providing safe accommodation, specialist support services and by … Continue reading “Job Vacancy – The Pankhurst Trust Incorporating Manchester Women’s Aid – Family Intervention Worker”

Job Title: Children and Young People Project WorkerSalary/ Rate: £11.50 per hourLocation: BoltonClosing Date: Midday Thursday 2nd December 2021Hours: 32 Hours (Temporary contract with the possibility of extension subject to successful funding) Background Information Fortalice was established in 1977 to provide emergency accommodation and support for women and children experiencing domestic abuse within their own … Continue reading “Job Vacancy – Fortalice – Children and Young People Project Worker”