SHINING A LIGHT ON WOMEN’S INEQUALITIES
THIS IS OUR NORMAL
We are shining a light on equality issues affecting women and girls in Leeds today. Our four priorities are healthcare, wellbeing, employability and voice and influence. Take a look below to find out more and see how you can get involved with our work women across the city to address inequalities in these areas.
Healthcare
Click here to find out about the work Women Friendly Leeds are doing to address healthcare inequalities for women in our city. This includes our survey findings on how Leeds women had been affected by Covid-19.
Employability
Click here to find out about the work Women Friendly Leeds are doing to address employment inequalities for women in our city.
Wellbeing
Click here to find out more about how Women Friendly Leeds are working to support women’s wellbeing and mental health in Leeds.
Voice and Influence
Click here to find out more about how Women Friendly Leeds are working with women across the city to get their voices heard on issues that matter to them. This page also includes information on how you can get involved in our campaigns and have your say.
Campaign Materials
Our campaign materials, designed with one of our Ambassadors, are available here to download. This includes printable posters and graphics for social media on our four priority areas.
Please feel free to use these when sharing information about our campaign and publicising our safety survey.
BLOG UPDATES
West Yorkshire Police Responses to VAWG Community Questions
West Yorkshire Police Respond to VAWG Community QuestionsFollowing on from the Women Friendly Leeds Police Q&A and art exhibition, where we gave Women the platform to speak to power, Detective Superintendent Vanessa Rolfe (WYP) has now responded to the community...
Speak Up! On Women’s Safety
Learn more about our Women’s Safety Q&A with Superintendent Vanessa Rolfe and how we are using art to Speak Up! on safety. See what the West Yorkshire Police are doing to support their new VAWG strategy in Leeds.
Women Friendly Hubs Together Event
On Thursday 28th July Women Friendly Leeds members came together to celebrate our wonderful hubs. At Women Friendly Leeds we have a number of different hubs cater to different women’s issues, such as the culturally diverse women’s hub, the ambassadors and the...
Pride at Leeds
Pride at Leeds Celebrating Our Rights and a Day of Spotting Women Friendly Leeds! This year’s Pride celebration and parade took place on Sunday 7th August for all to attend. Women Friendly Leeds could not attend this year in an official capacity but if you looked...
Women Friendly Recruiters Checklist Launch and Employability Marketplace
Women Friendly Leeds Campaign: Shining a Light on Women’s Inequalities – This is Our Normal Women Friendly Recruiters Checklist Launch and Employability Marketplace On Thursday 3rd June Women’s Lives Leeds in collaboration with the Labyrinth Project and Smartworks...
Celebrating the End of our Second Year
On Monday 18th October, the Women Friendly Leeds team, joined by partners, supporters and guests, came together to celebrate the end of our second year in action. We celebrated the work we have done together through our campaigns and beyond to make Leeds the first...
Ambassadors’ Network Meeting 4 Minutes – 2nd September
Agenda and notes 17:15 – Welcome and Intros. 17:30 – Updates Shining a Light campaign – updates of the 4 strands of the campaign. Employability – Recruitment toolkit has been devised with input from Mindful Employer and WYCA but we will be looking to do consultation...
Staff at Leeds Women’s Aid Share Their Ideas on How to Make Leeds a Women Friendly City
At our last team meeting with Leeds Women’s Aid, we asked the team to share their ideas on how Leeds could be a safer, friendlier place for women. We received a whole host of exciting, thoughtful suggestions for women-friendly initiatives, including free transport...
