Protecting women's services
Specialist violence against women support services are essential for helping women flee violence and rebuild their lives.
There is currently patchy provision around the UK of specialist women's services and we demonstrated this graphically in our joint project with the Equality and Human Rights Commission, Map of Gaps.
The most recent authoritative assessment of the impact of public spending cuts on women's services is here.
Local elections May 2013 - Campaign to protect women's services
EVAW and our members are campaigning in the May 2013 local elections. We are lobbying candidates to commit to protecting women's services. More here.
Police and Crime Commissioners - resources and information
EVAW and our members campaigned in the first PCC elections in November 2012 - we lobbied candidates to commit to ensuring tackling violence agaimnst women and girtls was a policing and a victims priority. More here.
Resources on women's services
The impact of changes in commissioning and funding of women-only services Equality and Human Rights Commission 2012
Scottish Women's Aid Report on funding of services
Vital Statistics 2 R K Thiara & S Roy, Imkaan 2012
Women's Aid Survey 2011 Women's Aid England, March 2011
TUC Women and the Cuts Toolkit TUC and Coventry Women's Voices 2011
Using Equalities Legislation to Defend Women's Services: A Practical Toolkit for the Women's Aid movement in Wales Welsh Women's Aid
'Journey Towards Safety' Ashiana, November 2011
'Hear and Now: Women in the criminal justice system making changes in their lives Women in Prison, 2011
