[WiLT] Fw: FREE Working for Health Equality events: Using the Gender Equality Duty to improve women’s rights

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From: "Lorraine Dongo" <Lorraine.Dongo at ywca.org.uk>
Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 3:55 PM
Subject: FREE Working for Health Equality events: Using the Gender Equality Duty
to improve women’s rights



Dear Colleague,

Please find attached the publicity of our forthcoming 'Working for Health
Equality' events. May you also help us distribute details of these event to your
network. Where possible please cascade and place on your website,
e-news/e-bulletins and so on.

If you need further information please get in touch.
Thank you for your support.

Regards,

Lorraine Dongo

WHEC Manager


Working for Health Equality
Using the Gender Equality Duty to improve women’s rights in the public sector

We invite you to join us at the following information, policy shaping and
networking events we have put together especially for women’s agencies across
the country.

Programme
04 March 2010 – London, Mary Sumner House, 24 Tufton Street, Westminster, London
SW1P 3RB

11 March 2010 – Birmingham, The Birmingham and Midland Institute, Margaret
Street, Birmingham, B3 3BS

16 March 2010 – Manchester, King’s House Conference Centre, King’s Church,
Sidney Street, Manchester, M1 7HB

10am – 4.30pm

Equality legislation can improve women’s service provision where Gender is truly
considered in all areas of policy making and public body functions. However, too
often the discrimination and disadvantage that women face is not given proper
weight, hence exacerbating inequalities. We are keen to see proactive public
agencies who acknowledge gender differences rather than promoting gender-neutral
approaches, and who are supported by appropriate guidance, training and
resourcing.

We invite you to learn and share the practical knowledge and ideas of how we can
make the Gender Equality Duty and the currently proposed Equality Bill 2010
draft non-statutory guidance more effective in tackling INEQUALITY.

To book a place at any one of these events please complete the attached booking
form.
For further information: Call 07500 553813; Email -
lorraine.dongo at ywca.org.uk<mailto:lorraine.dongo at ywca.org.uk>

Equality matters to women - with a powerful lever in the Gender Equality Duty
how can we further use the duty to get better public services and support for
women’s issues? Come and have your say!

Delegate fee: FREE

Funded by the Department of Health




Lorraine Dongo
Women's Health and Equality Consortium Manager
YWCA England & Wales
Mobile: 07500553813
Fax: 07092981597
Have you visited our website: www.ywca.org.uk<http://www.ywca.org.uk/>
- women changing lives -

Women’s Health and Equality Consortium PARTNERS
YWCA (England & Wales)<http://www.ywca.org.uk/> - Lead Partner
Positively Women<http://www.positivelywomen.org.uk/>
Maternity Action<http://www.maternityaction.org.uk/>
Forward UK<http://www.forwarduk.org.uk/>
Rape Crisis (England & Wales)<http://www.rapecrisis.org.uk/>
Women's Resource Centre<http://www.wrc.org.uk/>

The Women’s Health and Equality Consortium (WHEC) is a partnership committed to
tackling women’s health and social inequalities through building a shared
understanding of the issues and the value of the sector with government
departments and statutory authorities. The Consortium is working to develop the
sustainability of the health and social care women’s sector and support the
development of its capability to understand and engage with the reformed health
and social care systems. WHEC current partners are: YWCA England and Wales (as
lead partner) Maternity Action, Women’s Resource Centre, Positively Women,
FORWARD UK and Rape Crisis England and Wales.

www.ywca.org.uk

YWCA is the leading charity working with the most disadvantaged girls and young
women in England and Wales.

YWCA England & Wales is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England
No. 137113. Registered office: Clarendon House, 52 Cornmarket Street, Oxford,
OX1 3EJ. Registered charity number 217868.  www.ywca.org.uk

The views expressed in this email and any attachments may not necessarily be the
views of YWCA England & Wales.

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