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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY: A DAY FOR ALL WOMEN
We at JAN Trust have been celebrating International Women’s Day for thirty years this year. Every year we look forward to it not only as a chance to celebrate women and their achievements, but as an opportunity to reflect on … Continue reading
Posted in Active citizenship, Advocacy, Campaign, Campaigning, child marriage, Citizenship, Crime, Daesh, discrimination, Diversity, Education, Ethnic Minorities, Extremism, forced marriage, girls, Hate Crime, hijab, Inclusion, ISIS, Islam, islamophobia, JAN Trust, Jihadi Brides, marriage, Muslim women, Politics, Racism, Sexual Violence, Society, Terrorism, Uncategorized, Violence, Violence Against Women, women
Tagged #balanceforbetter, #MeToo, abortion, BAME women, BME, BME Women, Castor Semenya, counter extremism, discrimination, Extremism, feminism, FGM, grassroots organisation, identity, International Women's Day, intersectional feminism, ISIS, islamophobia, LGBTQ, Muslim, Muslim women, Racism, radicalisation, Rafaat Mughal OBE, Sajda Mughal, sexism, sexual abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual Violence, Shamima Begum, Society, Tarana Burke, women, women's empowerment, women's rights
Why is feminism essential?
Although there is still much progress to be made in British society concerning women’s rights, it’s easy to be blinkered to the fact that around the globe, Feminism is manifested differently in different cultures. In Argentina, it’s reproductive rights, with … Continue reading
Posted in Active citizenship, Advocacy, Campaign, Campaigning, discrimination, Diversity, Education, Ethnic Minorities, girls, Inclusion, Representation, Society, Uncategorized, Violence, Violence Against Women, women
Tagged #MeToo, #TimesUp, Charity, educating, empowering, empowerment, encouraging, equality, equality for all, feminism, JAN Trust, women, women's empowerment, women's rights
BAME women face up-hill battle reporting intra-familial sexual abuse – We must speak out!
Recently, we read the sickening story of Ashraf Khan, who has been jailed for four-and-a-half years for three counts of incest after admitting to fathering his daughter’s three children. The children suffered in various physical ways as a result of … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Ethnic Minorities, forced marriage, girls, police, Sexual Violence, Uncategorized, Violence, Violence Against Women
Tagged #MeToo, abusers, Ashraf Khan, BAME, BAME women, BME, BME Women, Charity, child abuse, community, domestic abuse, empowerment, Ethnic Minorities, familial violence, Family, Honour, honour based violence, incest, JAN Trust, male violence, Muslim, police, sexual abuse, Sexual Violence, shame, Violence Against Women, violence against women and girls, women, women's empowerment, women's rights
International Women’s Day – At JAN Trust we believe the #TimeIsNow to support and empower women
Over the past year there have been a number of major breakthroughs for women’s empowerment, the theme for International Women’s Day in 2018 is #press for progress, let’s make this happen. International Women’s Day is politically rooted in strikes and … Continue reading
Posted in Active citizenship, Advocacy, Campaign, Campaigning, child marriage, discrimination, Diversity, Education, forced marriage, Forced Marriages, girls, JAN Trust, London, marriage, Uncategorized, Violence Against Women, women
Tagged #MeToo, #PressForProgress, 8th March, International Women's Day, Sexual harassment, skills, survivor
On International Women’s Day we must continue to #pressforprogress against FGM, forced marriage and sexual harassment
It has been an amazing journey for female empowerment, many obstacles have been tackled we are here to continue fighting! The 8th of March has become a significant date for many women. During the Russian Revolution 1922, protests broke out … Continue reading
Posted in Active citizenship, Campaign, Campaigning, child marriage, discrimination, forced marriage, Forced Marriages, girls, JAN Trust, marriage, Uncategorized, Violence Against Women, women
Tagged #MeToo, #PressForProgress, #TimesUp, 8th March, domestic violence, FGM, forced marriage, International Women's Day, Sexual harassment, skills, survivor
Why is there a culture of shame when it comes to speaking out about harassment?
Countless women have come forward in the last few weeks accusing the Hollywood producer star, Harvey Weinstein, of sexual assault and rape; Angelina Jolie and Gwyneth Paltrow being amongst them. The Oscar-winning actress Emma Thompson has claimed that these kinds … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Prime Minister, Representation, Society, Uncategorized, Violence, Violence Against Women, women
Tagged #ItWasMe, #MeToo, bill O' Reilly, culture, David Cameron, Dirty Dossier, education, empowering women, empowerment, feminism, Harvey Weinstein, Hollywood, Me Too, Politics, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Society, theresa may, Violence, Weinstein, westminster, women, Women Affairs, women empowerment, women's empowerment, women's rights
