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This year our lead campaign will focus on the impact of violence and objectification towards women students. In addition to this, we will be fighting for better rights for student parents and better representation for women in students’ unions. The campaign is also running a series of events this year:
Here, on the Women's Campaign page, you'll find the latest downloads and news on our campaigns. If you'd like to email me news of your own campaign work, ideas and suggestions, that would be fantastic and I'll get it uploaded on to our site. If you've read all the news stories and want to know my thoughts behind them, check out my blog. Staff contact: Minda Burgos-Lukes, Liberation Research & Development Officer Latest convenor blogsRemember, remember 25th November!Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women Blogged by: Olivia Bailey on 25/11/2009 Reclaim the Night this SaturdayThis Saturday, hundreds of women students will march through the streets of London to protest against violence against women, and against the fear of violence that women face when walking the streets alone. Blogged by: Olivia Bailey on 19/11/2009 Sister ACTivist - Why is it women only?Blogged by: Olivia Bailey on 12/10/2009 RE: BAM, Beauty Pageants and FHMBlogged by: Olivia Bailey on 21/09/2009 Feminist Histories, Feminist FuturesBlogged by: Olivia Bailey on 06/08/2009 In 90 years there have been 5,000 men and 292 women MPs - that's why we need to defend Harriet Harman's positionBlogged by: Olivia Bailey on 05/08/2009 Miss Student UKBlogged by: Olivia Bailey on 05/08/2009 |
![]() I WILL lead the wayAdded on 22/01/2010 The Women's Campaign has just held a very successful training day to help improve women's representation in the student movement. The day, which was held in a Women's Community Centre in London, focussed on encouraging the women attending to stand, and also to develop skills to be able to encourage the involvement of other women in their union. A briefing and template workshop on how to get more women involved in your union was launched at the day. The I WILL lead the way pack can be downloaded here. Please use this pack to think of ways you can help get more women involved in your union. At the moment, only 25% of student union presidents are women, and only 1 of 5 NUS Vice Presidents is a woman. The picture of women's representation across the country is stark - and we are all in a position to do something about it. I WILL Lead the Way - Registration OpenAdded on 10/12/2009 Are you a woman student who would like to empower more women to stand in your Students’ Union’s elections? Are you a woman student who is interested in running for a sabbatical position in your Students’ Union? Are you a woman student who currently is a Students’ Union Sabbatical or part time Officer and would like to run for election again or encourage other women to run for election? Are you a woman student who thinks that more women should be in leadership positions in your Institution? If your answer is yes to any of the four questions above, then you should register to attend I WILL: Lead the Way, a one-day training event which is being ran by NUS Women’s Campaign. This event will take place in London on Tuesday 19th January 2009 and is aimed at women student union officers and other women student activists interested in taking up sabbatical or part time SU positions. The event will:
The workshops will be run by inspirational women who have achieved success in leadership positions and/or ran campaigns for women running for election. This will include one of Gordon Brown’s special advisers, who will be running a public speaking workshop, and a women’s leadership training organisation, who will be running a session on confidence building. The event is going to be held in London and will cost £30 to HE Delegates and £15 for FE Delegates. This is inclusive of lunch and refreshments. To register for this event, please click here. Places are limited, so book your place now to avoid disappointment and join us to lead the way as women. This event is for women only, inclusive of trans women. Women Students and Experiences of ViolenceAdded on 25/11/2009 Please help us end violence against women students The NUS Women's Campaign has now launched its survey in to women students' experience of harassment, violence, sexual assault and stalking. The survey aims to uncover the specific experiences of women students in relation to violence, how it affects their education, and to establish how safe or unsafe women students feel in different environments. Please go here to find out more and to complete the survey - www.nus.org.uk/vaw The Women's Campaign will be launching a research report in the new year, detailing our findings. We will also be making recommendations for changes to ensure better support for those who have experienced violence as well as strategies for preventing it. The survey is open to all women students, including trans women. The survey will be live until the 4th January. In order for us to get a complete and accurate picture of violence against women students, we need as many women students as possible to fill out this survey. And, we need your help to achieve this! To help us end violence against women students, please take the time to forward the below information to women in your union, your friends, and anyone at all who you think would fill it in. And, please do fill it out yourself as well - click here to do this. If you have any questions at all, please email Olivia Bailey. Please copy and paste the message below and forward it to your student contacts/networks: **Complete the NUS Women's Campaign Survey in to Women Students' Experience of Violence** The NUS Women's Campaign is pleased to announce the launch of our survey exploring women students' experiences of harassment, violence, sexual assault and stalking. The survey aims to uncover the specific experiences of women students in relation to violence, how it affects their education, and to establish how safe or unsafe women students feel in different environments. The Women's Campaign will be launching a research report of our findings in the new year. We will also make recommendations for changes to ensure better support for those who have experienced violence as well as strategies for preventing it. Regardless of whether or not you have experienced any kind of violence or harassment, your answers will help us to understand and deal with issues of violence against women students. Please help us stop violence against women by filling in this survey. Please go here to complete the survey - www.nus.org.uk/vaw. The survey is open to all women students, including trans women. The survey will be live until 4 January. We want this survey to be completed by as many women as possible so that we get a complete and accurate picture of violence against women students. Please fill this survey out, and then forward it to your as many of your friends as possible. If you have any questions about the survey, please do e-mail me. Liv Bailey NUS National Women's Officer Act Now to Stop Violence Against WomenAdded on 05/11/2009
As we get closer to the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, which is on the 25 November, the Women's Campaign have some suggestions as to how you can get involved in our priority campaign, Stop Violence Against Women, over the next few weeks. Please click here to find out how you can act now to Stop Violence Against Women. Being a Women's Officer - The handbook for 09-10 is now ready to download!Added on 04/11/2009 The "Being a Women's Officer" Handbook 09-10 is now finally ready to download for women's officers and activists who want more information, advice and guidance on:
If you would like to download a copy, please click on the image above.
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Get Women's Campaign news via RSS!You can now subscribe to newsfeeds specific to the women's campaign! Just choose between the two feeds offered below. Confused about RSS? Here's the BBC's handy explanation. Frequently readWomen's ResourcesSign up for campaign updatesTo sign up for our e-newsletters and other email updates, email your name, email address and students' union to women@nus.org.uk. Alternatively, you can sign up to the Women's Campaign's Jiscmail list yourself by following these three easy steps:
Once you have done this, you will be added to the list and will receive updates directly. Jiscmail will send you a confirmation email, confirming your registration to the list. As well as the fortnightly update from the Women's Campaign, you will be sent further information about calls actions, events and information that the women's campaign believes will be of interest to you. Newsletters 2009/10 These are the newsletter updates that have been sent out so far: To contact your National Women's Officer, email olivia.bailey@nus.org.uk NUS Women's CommitteeNational Women's Officer (and Committee Chair): Olivia Bailey NUS Scotland Women's Officer: Kainde Manji NUS Wales Women's Officer: Estelle Hart Open place reps: Eleanor James Hollie Jones Katherine O’Brien Jennifer Okojie/Ntalie Hepenstall (Job Share) Diana Wong Bisexual Women's rep: Katie Sutton Lesbian Women's rep: Dalia Fleming/Evangeline Holland Ramsey (Job Share) Women with Caring Responsibilities rep: Joanna Fried Disabled Women's Rep: Rebecca Sawbridge/Sarah Goodwill (Job Share) Black Women's rep: Oyinlola Akinde/Christina Yan Zhang (Job Share) FE rep: Eleanor Brown NEC members living and defining as women can also attend committee meetings as observers.
To contact any of the committee, please email women@nus.org.uk and we will pass on your message NUS Women's Committee Minutes
Quick links to articles and eventsClick here for information on the Gender Equality Duty Click here to order the Get sexist publications on the top shelf! briefing Order Women’s Campaign Materials here!If you are in need of any campaign materials (posters, badges, etc) to give your campaign maximum exposure, please email the Women's Campaign and we will send you out a selction pack of our materials NB We have a limited stock of campaign materials, so if you require a specific amount of materials, please be reasonable in your request Being a Women's Officer Handbook 2009/10To download a copy of the above publication, please click on the image below:
Model Policy for your UnionModel Motion for creating a Women's Officer Position [Taken from the Being a Women's Officer Handbook 2006/7] Model Constitutional Amendment for Women's Officer Position [Taken from the Being a Women's Officer Handbook 2006/7]
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