The Women's Resource Centre has produced a number of guides for public bodies on issues relating to women's organisations and gender equality
The impact of commissioning on women's organisations
Published by: Women's Resource Centre
A report on the impact the current trend towards commissioning and procurement has on the women’s voluntary and community sector. Aimed mainly at commissioners, it will also be useful to women’s organisations looking to engage in the commissioning agenda. We focus specifically on the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) to highlight how commissioning can, and often does, fail women and their children. We make recommendations as to how the commissioning process can become more effective by engaging the women’s sector and ensure a diverse service provider base.
Gender equality scheme: a template for local public bodies
Published by: Women's Resource Centre
This template outlines some of the cross-cutting issues that public bodies should include in their gender equality schemes. Public bodies should also consult local women's organisations to ensure their concerns are reflected in the scheme.
Realising Rights, Fulfilling Obligations: A template for an integrated strategy on violence against women for the UK
Published by: End Violence Against Women
This document is the culmination of decades of work by activists and academics who have lobbied for violence against women (VAW) to be recognised as a cause and consequence of gender inequality, and for governments to respond with the measures required by international human rights obligations.
The report sets out what an integrated strategy would look like for the UK, whilst paying particular attention to nations and regions; forms of VAW; Black Minority Ethnic women and other disadvantaged groups.