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Strengthening links between academia, statutory agencies and the third sector: A half day workshop for those who believe in collaboration and co-operation across the social policy spectrum.

You are invited to a free half day event to bring together voluntary and statutory organisations from Coventry with academics from the University of Warwick and Coventry University to discuss ways in which we might work more closely together, build … Continue reading

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Focus group for women who have had their benefits sanctioned – Monday 7 April 11.30-1.00, Coventry Citizen’s Advice Bureau

Coventry Women’s Voices are helping Fawcett Society organise a focus group for women who have had their benefits sanctioned in Coventry, which will feed into Fawcett’s Independent Inquiry into the impact of benefit reform on women. The participants need to … Continue reading

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Disabled women in Geneva for the 55th session of CEDAW questioning UK government on women’s rights

” It is essential that disabled women are represented in processes like CEDAW reporting as too often our experience as disabled women is invisible, this is an opportunity to change this and show how the cuts and legal changes are … Continue reading

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Layers of Inequality Launched

Coventry Women’s Voices, together with the Centre for Human Rights in Practice, Coventry Ethnic Minority Action Partnership and Foleshill Women’s Training has launched our new report, Layers of Inequality: a human rights and equality impact assessment of  the spending cuts … Continue reading

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REPORT LAUNCH – Layers of Inequality: A Human Rights and Equality Impact Assessment of the Public Spending Cuts on Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Women in Coventry

Coventry Women’s Voices, Coventry Ethnic Minority Action Partnership, Foleshill Women’s Training and the Centre for Human Rights in Practice, School of Law, University of Warwick invite you to the launch of  Layers of Inequality: A Human Rights and Equality Impact … Continue reading

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Survey reveals scope of sexual harassment of women in Coventry

  For more information contact Mary-Ann Stephenson of Coventry Women’s Voices on 07957 338582 or email maryann@maryannstephenson.co.uk Launch event: Monday 4 March 2013, 10 am. Herbert Gallery, Jordan Well, Coventry Nearly 40% of women who responded to a survey about … Continue reading

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An Everyday Occurrence: women and street harassment

Coventry Women’s Voices and Coventry University invite you to: An Everyday Occurrence: women and street harassment Monday 4 March 2013 Herbert Art Gallery, Learning Space 2, Jordan Well, Coventry 9.30 registration 10am – 1.30pm To mark International Women’s Day Coventry Women’s … Continue reading

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Poorest mothers hit hardest by 1% cap on up-rating working age

The UK Women’s Budget Group today releases analysis by Howard Reed, Landman Economics, showing how different family types are affected by the measures in the Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill, which has its second reading tomorrow, January 8th. ‘ Capping the … Continue reading

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How Safe are Women in Coventry from Harassment in Public Places

Press Release Harassment in Coventry: survey launched Embargoed until 00.01 hrs Wednesday 21 November 2012 For more information contact Mary-Ann Stephenson 07957 338582 email maryann@maryannstephenson.co.uk  How safe are women in Coventry from harassment in public places?  Coventry Women’s Voices (CWV) … Continue reading

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NEW RESEARCH PROJECT – VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

The Impact of the Cuts on Black & Minority Ethnic Women in Coventry CEMAP in partnership with Foleshill Womens Training & Coventry Womens Voices are carrying out research into the impact of the cuts on Black & Minority Ethnic Women … Continue reading

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