Fragmented Services: Women and Multiple Unmet Needs 17 May 2023 For women with multiple unmet needs, support services are crucial to tackling disadvantage. Yet, too often, women face significant challenges trying to access this support.
Young Women's Justice Project: Sector Discussion 28 Apr 2023 On Wednesday, 26th April, Agenda Alliance and the AYJ brought together organisations in the criminal justice and youth sectors and women with lived experience to discuss how we can continue to effect change for young women in the criminal justice system.
"Where Does That Leave Me?": The Effects of Child Removal 24 Apr 2023 We recently spoke to the women from our Transforming Services project about their experience of child removal and the need for meaningful support, information and understanding for women in their situation.
Transforming Services: Women and Local Power 22 Mar 2023 In order to confront deep-rooted disparities, the Government’s promise to ‘level up’ the country must urgently embed an understanding of gender within the levelling up framework. Senior Research and Engagement Officer Nia Clark explains.
Mother's Day: Messages of Support 17 Mar 2023 For some, Mother’s Day can be incredibly painful. As the day approaches, the women from our Transforming Services project have written messages of support for mothers who may be struggling during this time.
Double Disadvantage: One Year On Roundtable 10 Mar 2023 On Wednesday, March 1st, in partnership with Criminal Justice Alliance, Hibiscus Initiatives, Muslim Women in Prison, Women in Prison and Zahid Mubarek Trust, we held our Tackling Double Disadvantage Action Plan ‘One Year On’ roundtable.
An Open Letter to the Metropolitan Police 9 Mar 2023 In light of the sentencing of Wayne Couzens and stories of violence in the Met Police, Agenda Alliance, the Fawcett Society, the Runnymede Trust and Muslim Women's Network UK have written to Sir Mark Rowley, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police.
IWD 2023: Women's Needs in Their Own Words 8 Mar 2023 Speaking with women from our Transforming Services project on International Women's Day, we learnt how their needs as women weren't considered within public services and how they find hope in women only-spaces.
Accounting for the Uncounted 27 Feb 2023 For too long, women who take their own lives following domestic abuse have been overlooked. Nia Clark, Senior Research and Engagement Officer, explains what the government must do to address this.
New Figures Reveal Link Between Suicidal Thoughts and Domestic Abuse 22 Feb 2023 Agenda Alliance has today published rare data revealing the link between self-harm, suicidal thoughts and attempts and women’s experience of domestic abuse from a partner.
Violence Against Women: #ItsNotOk 8 Feb 2023 As part of Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week, our team have produced statements to raise awareness of the realities and prevalence of sexual violence by saying #ItsNotOk.
Young Women's Justice Project Extended 16 Jan 2023 We’re delighted to announce that Agenda Alliance and the Alliance for Youth Justice (AYJ) have been awarded extension funding from Lloyds Bank Foundation to continue the Young Women’s Justice Project.