The Standing Group

The aim of the GVAWP is to improve agency responses to violence against women. In working towards this goal the Partnership recognises that, at this time, securing adequate core funding is an ongoing issue for many front-line voluntary sector organisations providing services to women affected by male violence. The Partnership supports the need for funding of such voluntary sector organisations, to allow security and stability of service provision and to enable the sector to improve its capacity to provide services and to engage in multi-agency planning processes.

Aims of the Standing Group

The Standing Group Against Women aims to:

• provide a contact point for voluntary sector work on violence against women within Glasgow.
• provide a focus for discussion on issues relating to violence against women, including service delivery and the need for adequate funding for services.
• coordinate voluntary sector representation for multi agency work on violence against women. This will include nominating and electing four representatives to the Glasgow Violence Against Women Partnership.
• develop a strategic voluntary sector response to violence against women.
• "Women are between two and three times more likely to experience sexual abuse than men. Moreover, women are more likely to be abused by a family member and men by strangers."
• encourage information sharing, networking and promotion of good practice.
• provide mutual support for workers and organisations.
• link to Glasgow Women's Voluntary Sector Network as and when appropriate.

Membership

This is a Standing Group of the Glasgow Women's Voluntary Sector Network which aims to bring together women who work in the voluntary sector, whether paid or unpaid, to raise awareness of, and advocate for the alleviation of, social exclusion and discrimination faced by women in Glasgow.

Membership of the Standing Group on Violence Against Women is open to Glasgow based voluntary and community organisations or projects whose sole or main remit is to work against male violence against women. Meetings of the Standing Group are open to members of the Glasgow Women's Voluntary Sector Network.

The Members

The following organisations make up the Standing Group. This site contains information about each of these organisations, within both the Info for Women and the Info for Workers sections.

• Drumchapel Women's Aid
• Hemat Gryffe Women's Aid
• Glasgow Women's Aid
• Greater Easterhouse Women's Aid
• Rape Crisis Centre
• SAY Women
• Wise Women
• Women's Support Project

Contact

Standing Group on Violence Against Women
c/o Women's Support Project
31 Stockwell Street
Glasgow
G1 4RZ

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