Events

Sisters Doing It for Themselves: an introduction

An introduction to the 'Sisters Doing It For Themselves' project looking at the history of the women’s voluntary and community sector after Erin Pizzey set up the first women’s refuge. Find out about the oral histories recorded from key women figures. Read more

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Lessons from Coronavirus (COVID-19) | Case study: London VAWG Consortium, June 2020

This case study forms part of Women’s Resource Centre’s (WRC) response to the House of Lords Select Committee on Public Services inquiry into the lessons which can be learned from the COVID-19 crisis.
Lessons about the role of women’s charities in delivering public services: A Case Study from Listening to Women’s Voices (Sunderland)

This case study forms part of Women’s Resource Centre’s (WRC) response to the House of Lords Select Committee on Public Services’ call for evidence about lessons from coronavirus.
Lessons about the role of women’s charities in delivering public services | A position paper by Women’s Resource Centre in response to the House of Lords Select Committee on Public Services (June 2020)

WRC's response to the House of Lords Select Committee on Public Services Inquiry into the lessons which can be learned from charities in the COVID-19 crisis.
Network for Black Women Leaders - Share your Journey, Speak your Truth

This event will be a safe space for women of African descent and African diaspora women to strengthen and grow our individual distinctive leadership style.

Urgent letter to Baroness Barran regarding the application process for refuge space funding

Sent from WRC & charity sector representatives on Friday 8th May 2020.
Are the Equality Act 2010 and CEDAW working for the women’s voluntary & community sector in England? (December 2019)

A report focusing on the five key areas relative to the CEDAW recommendations.
The Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on the UK Women's Sector

Findings from a nationwide survey.
An update on the Tampon Tax Fund 2020/21

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DDCMS) have announced that the application deadline for this round of funding has been extended by a week to Sunday 7th June, at our request.
Member spotlight: Inspire Women Oldham

An update from Inspire Women Oldham.
Women's Resource Centre

WRC works towards transformational and substantive equality for women. We achieve this through being a thought leader in the women’s sector, joining-up-the-dots of women’s inequality to push for empowerment its true sense: supporting women and women’s organisations to achieve their full potential. Help us to continue this work by donating what you can.
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Pay Back the Tampon Tax

With the COVID-19 crisis disproportionately affecting women and their children, it is now more vital than ever that women's specialist charities are given the funding they need.