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Location Bexley Ref SWA2928 Salary £26k – £27k per annum dependent on experience and qualifications Hours 37.5 hours per week Contract type Fixed term for 12 months Closing date 5th […]Friday, May 29, 2020 from womensgrid - network
Location Islington Ref SWA2880 Salary £28,500-£33,500 per annum dependent on qualifications and experience Hours 37.5 hours per week Contract type Permanent Closing date 8th June 2020 – 12:00 pm Interview […]Friday, May 29, 2020 from womensgrid - network
Our Crisis Intervention staff team provide front-line support to accommodation based and community services all over London across our organisation. As a member of the crisis management team, you will […]Friday, May 29, 2020 from womensgrid - network
Refuge is the UK’s largest provider of specialist services for victims of all forms of gender-based violence (domestic, sexual, so called ‘honour’ violence, modern slavery and human trafficking, prostitution, forced […]Friday, May 29, 2020 from womensgrid - network
Feminist Library ‘Care’ webinar series: Building a feminist world – finding our way out of crisis Even before the Covid19 crisis, the situation for women in the world was very […]Friday, May 29, 2020 from womensgrid - network
Feminist Library ‘Care’ webinar series: Building a feminist world – finding our way out of crisis Even before the Covid19 crisis, the situation for women in the world was very […]Friday, May 29, 2020 from womensgrid - network
Fawcett has led a letter to the Prime Minister calling for funding for childcare infrastructure to be prioritised as lockdown is eased, and importantly for substantial long-term investment in the […]Friday, May 29, 2020 from Women | The Guardian
Concerns 50 years of progress could be put into reverse unless government intervenes Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The coronavirus pandemic is having a devastating effect on gender equality and could set...Friday, May 29, 2020 from Women | The Guardian
Campaign groups warn women across Europe risk being pushed back into traditional roles Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Life during the coronavirus lockdown has reinforced gender inequality across Europe with...Thursday, May 28, 2020 from womensgrid - network
Crossroads Derbyshire provides domestic abuse services to adults, children and young people in the High Peak and Derbyshire Dales. We are a fast-growing, passionate domestic abuse service who put survivors […]Thursday, May 28, 2020 from womensgrid - network
The 8 June 2020 will mark eight years since the UK signed the Istanbul Convention – the gold standard approach to tackling violence against women at a national level. The […]Thursday, May 28, 2020 from womensgrid - network
The coronavirus pandemic is exacerbating existing inequalities for young women, leaving many feeling underpaid, undervalued and worried about the future, a new survey has found. In its survey, Young Women’s Trust heard evidence about...Thursday, May 28, 2020 from Women | The Guardian
Cross-party group proposes ending UK abortions after 24 weeks for minor disabilities A cross-party group of MPs are seeking to change Britain’s abortion laws to ban late terminations that are carried out on the grounds of minor physical...Thursday, May 28, 2020 from Women | The Guardian
Activists seemed on the brink of victory when they were stalled by the pandemic and a historic bill wasn’t formally introduced Feminists in Argentina like to say: “ la lucha está en la calle ” — the battle is in the streets. But...Tuesday, May 26, 2020 from Women | The Guardian
The ‘exceptional circumstances’ clause was designed for vulnerable people in fear for their life Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage During Dominic Cummings’ bolshy defence of his cross-country tour to Durham,...Tuesday, May 26, 2020 from Global Issues News Headlines for “Women’s Rights”
NAIROBI, Kenya, May 26 (IPS) - Consider this. 24 women, children and babies were murdered at a hospital in Kabul, the Afghan capital. Even by standards of a country as accustomed to bloodshed as Afghanistan, the May 12 attack on a Kabul...Tuesday, May 26, 2020 from Global Issues News Headlines for “Women’s Rights”
KATHMANDU, Nepal, May 26 (IPS) - In an interview*, Bina Pradhan, an independent researcher, focuses on gender, macroeconomics and emerging issues of inequality. She is affiliated with the Federation of Business and Professional Women,...Monday, May 25, 2020 from Global Issues News Headlines for “Women’s Rights”
NAIROBI, May 25 (IPS) - Complications of pregnancy and child birth are a leading cause of preventable deaths and ill health among adolescent women in Kenya. But research shows a combination of modern contraceptives for all adolescents...Saturday, May 23, 2020 from Women | The Guardian
Intensifying economic pressures have led to plummeting birth rates in Britain and America Financial insecurity is one of the best, most sensible reasons not to have a baby. It’s also one of the saddest and creepiest. The US birthrate is...Friday, May 22, 2020 from Women | The Guardian
Women are naturally more cautious: would the government have made so many missteps over the lockdown if it was more inclusive? Coronavirus – latest updates Tell us: have you been affected by the coronavirus? Don’t go out alone in the...Friday, May 22, 2020 from Global Issues News Headlines for “Women’s Rights”
STOCKHOLM / ROME, May 22 (IPS) - It is easy to generalize about migration. Populist politicians often portray migrants as strangers and "our" homeland as a stable entity, rooted in an old agricultural society. When they do so they tend...Thursday, May 21, 2020 from ScienceDaily: Women's Health News
Scientists have published a vitamin D consensus paper warning against high doses of vitamin D supplementation as current research shows it has no benefit in preventing or treating Covid-19. Scientists advise that the population adhere to...Thursday, May 21, 2020 from Women | The Guardian
With schools and daycares closed, and employers embracing permanent work-from-home arrangements, women will be forced to pick up the slack During this pandemic, a contracting economy, public health fears, and steadily reduced public...Wednesday, May 20, 2020 from Women | The Guardian
The plaintiff in the landmark supreme court case revealed she was paid to change her mind about abortion. Have anti-abortion activists no shame? What would you do for almost half a million dollars? Would you very publicly denounce your...Tuesday, May 19, 2020 from ScienceDaily: Women's Health News
Scientists have developed a highly printable bioink as a platform to generate anatomical-scale functional tissues.Monday, May 18, 2020 from ScienceDaily: Women's Health News
An analysis of genetic studies covering 266,000 women has revealed 32 new sites on the human genome where variations in DNA appear to alter the risks of getting breast cancer.Monday, May 18, 2020 from Global Issues News Headlines for “Women’s Rights”
NEW YORK, May 18 (IPS) - The World Health Organization (2019) states that every 40 seconds someone dies by suicide . Annually, this represents over 800,000 people , more than the number of people who die in conflict and by homicide put...Wednesday, May 13, 2020 from ScienceDaily: Women's Health News
One factor contributing to the development of pancreatitis lies in mutations within a cell membrane ion channel that is characterized by its specific permeability for calcium ions. These insights could lead to the development of new...Wednesday, May 13, 2020 from ScienceDaily: Women's Health News
For the first time, using a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease, scientists have documented a link between raised levels of calcium in mitochondria and neuronal death in the living brain.Tuesday, May 12, 2020 from Global Issues News Headlines for “Women’s Rights”
May 12 (IPS) - "When I was 13… I got pregnant from my older brother… He raped me starting when I was 11," a girl from Guatemala told one of us in 2015. She was one of the 2 million girls under 15 worldwide who give birth each year, often...Tuesday, May 12, 2020 from ScienceDaily: Women's Health News
Researchers are urging the Irish government to immediately change recommendations on vitamin D supplements given recent changes by Welsh, English and Scottish governments.Tuesday, May 12, 2020 from ScienceDaily: Women's Health News
A series of saliva HPV tests detected an asymptomatic throat cancer during a trial of a new saliva diagnostic. Further validation studies are needed to confirm this finding. It is a world-first discovery, previously there was no...Monday, May 11, 2020 from Global Issues News Headlines for “Women’s Rights”
NEW YORK, May 11 (IPS) - As the COVID-19 mayhem carries on in most countries, the role of mothers, daughters, and female caregivers have been affected the most. Besides looking after the household and home schooling children, they are...Friday, May 8, 2020 from Global Issues News Headlines for “Women’s Rights”
KARACHI, Pakistan, May 08 (IPS) - A former Pakistani child bride, who was wrongly accused of killing her husband at 13 and subsequently spent almost two decades in prison, is making history by being the first victim of a miscarriage of...Friday, May 8, 2020 from Global Issues News Headlines for “Women’s Rights”
UNITED NATIONS, May 08 (IPS) - The digital divide has become more pronounced than ever amid the global coronavirus lockdown, but experts are concerned that in the current circumstances this divide, where over 46 percent of the world's...Friday, May 8, 2020 from Global Issues News Headlines for “Women’s Rights”
NEW YORK, May 08 (IPS) - COVID-19 has spread to many nations around the world, and has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. In the global south, the COVID-19 pandemic has stretched the available medical and health...Thursday, May 7, 2020 from ScienceDaily: Women's Health News
The anti-cancer medicine venetoclax could improve the current therapy for estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer, according to preclinical studies. The promising preclinical results for this 'triple therapy' have underpinned a...Wednesday, May 6, 2020 from ScienceDaily: Women's Health News
A new study found that organic nitrates do not have clinically relevant effects on bone mineral density or bone turnover in postmenopausal women, and the medications caused significant side effects.Tuesday, May 5, 2020 from Women | The Guardian
After losing four pregnancies, Jennie Agg set out to unravel the science of miscarriage. Then, a few months in, she found out she was pregnant again – just as the coronavirus pandemic hit I stepped out of Oxford Circus tube into...Wednesday, April 29, 2020 from ScienceDaily: Women's Health News
Results from a first-of-its-kind study of a multicancer blood test in more than 9,900 women with no evidence or history of cancer showed the liquid biopsy test safely detected 26 undiagnosed cancers, enabling potentially curative treatment.Wednesday, April 29, 2020 from ScienceDaily: Women's Health News
A protein known to expand blood vessels -- key to controlling conditions like high blood pressure -- actually has different functions in males and females, new UC Davis Health research shows. Conducted using arterial cells from mice, the...Monday, April 27, 2020 from ScienceDaily: Women's Health News
The discovery of general anesthetics -- compounds which induce unconsciousness, prevent control of movement and block pain -- helped transform dangerous operations into safe surgery. But scientists still don't understand exactly how...Thursday, April 23, 2020 from ScienceDaily: Women's Health News
The DNA repair-blocking drug adavosertib shrinks tumors in nearly one-third of patients in clinical trial data to be shared at the Society for Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) Annual Meeting on Women's Cancer.Wednesday, April 22, 2020 from ScienceDaily: Women's Health News
Trying to understand why dormant breast cancer cells survive despite being starved of estrogen to prevent growth, researchers found that breakdown of fat to produce energy supports cancer cell survival. This type of fat metabolism is...Wednesday, April 22, 2020 from ScienceDaily: Women's Health News
Many cells in the inner lining of the uterus carry 'cancer-driving' mutations that frequently arise early in life, report scientists. The research team conducted whole-genome sequencing of healthy human endometrium, providing a...