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We believe that a world without domestic abuse is not just a dream, it is a possibility. Never doubt it, changing attitudes changes lives.

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SWA Conference - Paying the Price: The Social and Economic Cost of Domestic Abuse

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.

World Premiere! SWA launches new DVD

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.

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International Women's Day

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.

 

What's new

Scottish Women's Aid annual report

SWA's 33rd annual report is now available for download from the publications section of our website

Scottish Government launches shared approach to tackling violence against women

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.

Hearings system proposals

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.

More about the response>

Single Outcomes Agreement analysis

As reported in the Scotsman (17/9/08). our analysis of the local authority Single Outcome Agreements is now available. 

More about new publications>

 

You can get help

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.

Under 16s

If you're worried about what's happening to you or a parent you can use this site to find information for young people.

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Christabel Pankhurst, Suffragette (1880-1958)

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