We believe that a world without domestic abuse is not just a dream, it is a possibility. Never doubt it, changing attitudes changes lives.
SWA is holding its annual conference on Wednesday 16th September in Edinburgh.
Final arrangements are being confirmed, but the day will consider the cost of Domestic Abuse not only to individuals but also to the services supporting them. It will also consider the cost to employers and to society as a whole.
The writer and broadcaster Bea Campbell will give a keynote address, as will Dr Ailsa McKay, Reader in Gender and Economics at Glasgow Caledonian University and Sylvia Walby UNESCO Chair in Gender Research and Professor of Sociology at Lancaster University.
On Thursday 12th March, we premiered our new DVD in a special event at the Glasgow Film Theatre. ‘Changing Lives - Women's Aid in Scotland' is the result of a fantastic collaboration between SWA, local Women's Aid groups and women, children and young people who have used Women's Aid services.
2009 marks the sixtieth anniversary of the publication of Simone de Beauvoir's ground-breaking book ‘The Second Sex' in which she asked the question ‘what is a woman?'. To celebrate International Women's Day 2009 and the anniversary of the book's publication, Scottish Women's Aid asked, what does it mean to be a woman in 2009? We have put together a presentation of responses, which can be seen here. Please note that this presentation contains some strong language.
SWA's 33rd annual report is now available for download from the publications section of our website.
The Scottish Government published Safer Lives: A Shared Approach to Tackling Violence Against Women in Scotland on 1st June. The document is available from the Scottish Government website, which can be accessed via this link.
View SWA's response to the Government's proposals to modernise and strengthen the Children's Hearings system, including the establishment of a new national body to support and administer the system.
As reported in the Scotsman (17/9/08). our analysis of the local authority Single Outcome Agreements is now available.
You have the right to live without fear of violence and abuse.
If you, or someone you know, is being abused by their partner, find out how Women’s Aid can help.
If you're worried about what's happening to you or a parent you can use this site to find information for young people.
"Take courage, join hands, stand beside us, fight with us."
Christabel Pankhurst, Suffragette (1880-1958)