A look at the headlines – can you identify the winners and the losers in today’s papers?
Wednesday, February 16th, 2011 by Kate Kewley Posted in Cuts, Fairness, Gender, Homelessness, Inequality, UK poverty, Unemployment, Violence against Women | 1 Comment »Bankers, average UK households, young workers, Bob Diamond, the global poor, BarclaysCapital and service providers for vulnerable women. What do they have in common? Well, apart from the fact that they all feature in today’s news headlines the answer would appear ...
Looking at destitution through a gendered lens
Friday, February 11th, 2011 by Sue Smith Posted in Asylum-seekers, Gender, Refugees, Violence against Women | No Comments »Coping with Destitution paints a heartbreaking picture of the reality of destitution for asylum seekers, and at the heart of the report is another narrative - about men and women. Destitution looks different, and means different livelihood strategies, for the ...
Government spending cuts and BME women’s groups
Wednesday, October 20th, 2010 by Tekla Szerszynska Posted in Attitudes, Equality, Gender, Inequality, Refugees, UK poverty, Violence against Women | 1 Comment »The government would like to see capable community groups and volunteers taking responsibility for the issues that affect them, receiving the powers and rights they need from a trusting and supportive government. The government also believes that we have lost ...
Violence against women is still on the rise
Friday, August 6th, 2010 by Elisabeth Fischer Posted in Crime, Equality, Gender, Violence against Women | 5 Comments »When the Home Office published its latest British Crime Survey in July this year, everyone was dazzled by the surprisingly good-looking figures. Crime went down by 43% since 1997, and fell by 9% last year to its lowest level since ...
