Tender and Women's Aid in Guardian Education
Tender and Women's Aid feature in a Guardian Education
article about addressing domestic abuse in the classroom.
Violence against women charities in Guardian Education
Tender, Womankind Worldwide, End Violence Against Women and Nottingham Domestic Violence Forum all featured in
article about sexual bullying in schools and its links to wider violence against women issues.
Women's Resource Centre in the Guardian online
WRC featured in an online
article about domestic violence being omitted from the work of the government's Social Exclusion Task Force.
Object in the New Statesman
Object, Feminist Fightback and Feminists against Censorship all featured in a New Statesman online
article about government plans to ban extreme pornography.
Dinah Cox in Society Guardian
Last week's Society Guardian featured an
interview with Dinah Cox, Executive Director of
Rosa.
Rape Crisis in the New Statesman
The crisis in Rape Crisis is still making the news. Last week New Statesman online featured an article by Theresa May raising the case of Barnsley Sexual Abuse and Rape Crisis Helpline, which is facing closure. You can sign a petition in support of BSARCH here.
Abortion Rights
It's also an important week for Abortion Rights.
Crucial abortion votes are due to take place on 22 October at the
Report stage of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill. The
anti-abortion lobby has tabled a number of amendments which would
restrict women's abortion rights. Read a briefing, email your MP, and attend the protest outside Parliament.