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One in Three Women and Girls, The Silent Emergency – A Collaborative Conference
One in Three Women and Girls, The Silent Emergency - A Collaborative Conference. Represent Women attended the first Cleveland Women's Network VAWG conference, delivered in partnership with the Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner, to explore the impact of...
Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland – ‘We believe in you’
Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland, is a specialist sexual violence service, offering support to any woman or girl aged 13+, who has experienced any form of sexual violence at any time in their lives.
First North East Women’s Rough Sleeping Census
Erin Parker Leonard, Director of Policy and Advocacy at Represent Women, recently volunteered for one of the first Women’s Rough Sleeping Census in the North East. A Regional First The end of September saw the region’s first Women’s Rough Sleeping Census take...
Why The Big Give Women and Girls Match Fund Matters More Than Ever
Making the match From 8–15 October 2025, The Big Give’s Women and Girls Match Fund returns for its fifth year, coinciding with the International Day of the Girl. The offers a unique opportunity to double the impact of donations made to charities supporting women and...
Come to the West End Women and Girls Library!
The West End's own Women's Library West End Women and Girls Centre welcomes all women and girls to come along and enjoy our dedicated Women's Library, packed with floor to ceiling all female authored books, with something for all ages including mums and babies, young...
Why Do I Have To Hide Away? Report Launched
In August 2025, the Angelou Centre and Project Resist released "Why Do I Have to Hide Away?" Documenting the devastating impact of the 2024 far-right riots on Black, minoritised, and migrant women and children across the UK. This report is a stark reminder of the...
Stories of Colour: A Survivor-Led Call to Action
Angelou Centre and Project Resist– July 15th, BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art ‘Insist, Persist, Resist’ Dr Claire Ogah On July 15th, the Angelou Centre and Project Resist launched Stories of Colour, a powerful, survivor-led and anti-racist initiative which...
North East Women’s Homelessness Alliance: 10th July Launch Event
Represent Women at the Women’s Homelessness Alliance Event – July 10th Represent Women took part in the Women’s Homelessness Alliance event on July 10th, a day of learning, connection, and collective action. Held at Northumbria University, the event brought together...
Reclaiming our Power: Women’s Resource Centre Conference
Represent Women attended this year’s Women’s Resource Centre conference, Reclaiming Our Power: Organising for Change, held in Birmingham. The event brought together activists, leaders, and the women and girls sector from across the UK to reflect, connect, and...
Participatory Action Research training: Represent Women’s Experiences
A course to transform the way you work Last week (June 2025), a group changemakers gathered at Durham University’s Student Union for a two-day deep dive into Participatory Action Research (PAR). Among them was Erin Parker Leonard, Dirctor of Policy and Advocacy, who...
Tina’s Haven
Tina’s Haven: A Sanctuary for Healing, Recovery and Resistance Dr Sue Robson has worked across the North East for decades to support and uplift the rights of women in our communities. With a background rooted in the feminist youth work movement of the 1980s in...
No More: Sunderland Domestic Violence and Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy Launch
Sunderland NO MORE: Strategy Launched In May 2025, Sunderland City Council, in partnership with a broad network of local organisations and stakeholders, launched its strategy to end domestic abuse and VAWG following months of planning, research, and community...
Women’s Resource Centre: Feminist Leadership Training
Women's Resource Centre Feminist Leadership training. The Women’s Resource Centre (WRC) is a national umbrella organisation for the women’s sector in the UK. WRC supports women’s organisation’s to become more effective, sustainable, and influential. They run a...
Power of Women: Join Their Board
Join the Power of Women Board The Power of Women Campaign (POW) is inviting expressions of interest from individuals who would like to join our Board of Directors. POW is a community-led organisation that raises the aspirations of young people across Teesside. Through...
‘Suicide is Homicide’ Project Resist Campaign Demands Justice for Victims of Domestic Abuse-Related Suicides
Victims' families and Project Resist unite to expose systemic failures and demand urgent reform Project Resist, in collaboration with Sharon Holland and many other bereaved families, has launched the Suicide is Homicide campaign to demand justice for victims of...
Creativity and Connection at Young Women’s Outreach Project
Creativity and Connection at Young Women's Outreach Project North East artist Sofia Barton shares her experience of working with young women in Gateshead's Young Women's Outreach Project 'It was an absolute joy to recently collaborate with the Young Women’s Outreach...
Connected Voice Women and Girls Network
Women and Girls Network May 2025 A Woman's Journey Jo from Represent Women led a session at the May Connected Voice Women and Girls network to explore a woman's journey through life and all the services she could access along the way. It was a great way for the group...
The Big Give: Exploring how to make the most of matched funding
The Big Give Empowering Fundraisers Money Matters Represent Women exists to support the North East women and girls sector to thrive. Funding is top of the list of concerns for many of our members. Last week Represent Women led a collaborative session to explore how...
One Million Women and Girls Sunderland- Shaping the Future
Shaping the future for women and girls in Sunderland Sunderland City Council, led by Cllr Allison Chisnell, brought together VCSE organisations, local councilors, and local authority departments to bring a much needed focus to the needs of women and girls in...
Woman of the North Summit
Woman of the North Summit: A Call for Equity, Action, and Empowerment In 2024, Health Equity North released the Woman of the North Report, shedding light on the deep-rooted inequalities faced by women living in the North of England. From health disparities to...
Pilgrim Trust Young Women in Mind Fund 2025
On May 12th the Young Women in Mind funding is open for applications The Pilgrim Trust has announced the Young Women in Mind grant programme is open, from 12th of May, for 2025. The Pilgrim Trust set up the young women’s mental health programme to help improve...
Rosa Funding Report 2025: Underfunded, under resourced and under the radar: the state of the women and girls’ social sector
Rosa have publishing a report from Pro Bono Economics that Rosa commissioned to better understand the challenges facing our sector. The results highlight the tremendous pressure women's and girls' organisations are under. A highly competitive funding environment,...
Have you applied to the Northumbria Police Crime Commissioner for Funding?
Have you ever applied for funding from Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner and been unsuccessful? Request for interviewees as part of MA dissertation research. About the Study: The research focuses on the impact of funding by...
Represent Women Launch
Represent Women's roadshow of launches continues across the region Shining a Spotlight on the Women and Girls Sector The next three events in a series of six took place in Durham, Teesside and then South Tyneside April saw Represent Women's roadshow of launches...
Represent Women Launch- Sunderland
Shining a Spotlight on the Women and Girls Sector The first event in a series of six was held in Sunderland yesterday 26th March at Sunderland City Hall to launch Represent Women and shine a much-needed light on the women and girls’ sector. The event began with an...
Tree Planting at Tina’s Haven
Tree Planting Day at Tina's Haven Local community is at the heart of a new coastal nature reserve at Horden, East Durham In 2023 the National Trust purchased a 34 hectare (84 acre) field at Warren House on the Durham coast with grant funding from the North East...
Exploring the language of women
Does language belong to anyone? Is it gendered and if does it matter? Recently, Jo from Represent Women explored 'the language of women' at the Connected Voice Women and Girls Network for Newcastle and Gateshead. The network is wonderfully facilitated by Chloe...
Empowering Voices: Representing Women at the Labour Women’s Network Panel
Recently, Erin from Represent Women had the honour of speaking on a panel for the Labour Women’s Network. The event was a remarkable opportunity to highlight several critical issues and advocate for the women and girls sector in the North-East and to influence the new...
Represent Women’s 2024 Survey
In September 2024, the North East organisation Represent Women created and shared a comprehensive survey to gather valuable insights from the community. This initiative aimed to understand the preferences, opinions, and experiences of women and girls on how well local...
Represent Women Election Watch: Gender Representation in 2024 UK Elections
The local elections in May and the General Election in July have brought significant changes to the political landscape of the North-East. With 27 elected MPs and 755 Local Councillors, it’s crucial to analyse the gender representation among these elected officials....
Introducing Represent Women
Represent Women: Amplifying the voices of the women and girls’ sector in the North East. Represent Women has been set up by a group of North East women’s organisations with a shared vision: to create a strong, unified voice that addresses policy and funding decisions...