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International women’s day
MAYOR OF READING TAKE ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY By Raveena Harghun HEALTHCARE - HOSPITALITY - CHILDCARE HEALTHCARE - HOSPITALITY - CHILDCARE April 22 – Sep 22 April 22 – Sep 22 April 22 – Sep 22
Rachel Eden said she was reflecting on Break the bias theme this year because she thinks these biases just don’t go away you have to fight them and constantly surprise people And she finds it very tiring to break the bias and you have to put in the work. As a woman and Mayor she was not going to shy away from her title, this was a huge position and a privilege to take responsibility and build up more for the community. Rachel said she is often referred to as mayoress which is less of a title its the title of the wife of the mayor and there is no mayoress. It’s just the mayor this year. For the campaign to break the bias as women, you have to have good women leadership and to support each other without complaining. Rachel said there is so much to fight for and in our community, we are very lucky to celebrate International women’s day.
The Mayor of Reading said that she had a lot of women support her and she wanted to help support other ALL COURSES INCLUDE women in the community and want other women to come forward as well. - CV Writing As mayor, we have so much to do and a responsibility to support each other and to help other women. It’s nice to celebrate international women’s day and to Break the bias. We should be proud as women to celebrate this day and share stories with each other. Mayor and the deputy mayor said they both are Free Training ALL COURSES INCLUDE - CV Writing - Work Placement - Career Planning Ladies only 16+ Free Training ALL COURSES INCLUDE - CV Writing - Work Placement Ladies only 16+ Free Training - Work Placement - Career Planning - Support with job application - Volunteering, apprenticeship, or further training quite privileged to meet other people and different people every day and go to school to help them and - Support with job application - Career Planning to support them. They both said they were very lucky and privileged to have this job and to have so much responsibility and to work hard as well. - Volunteering, apprenticeship, or further training - Support with job application - Volunteering, apprenticeship, or further training
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16 DAYS ACTIVISM AGAINST GENDER BASED VIOLENCE
By Chloe Jones
The 16 days of activism against gender based violence is an annual international campaign that begins on November 25th. The International Elimination Of Violence Against Women runs up until the 10th of December, Human Rights Day. The global theme this year is ‘’Orange the world: End violence against women now”.
The unite campaign calls for global actions to increase awareness, galvanize advocacy and share knowledge and innovations. Matters brought up over the 16 days include;
Justice for survivors of violence:
• End FGM • End violence against women • End child marriage • End intimate partner violence.
In this article, financial abuse and mental health in view of domestic abuse is going to be covered. Due to unhealthy cultural normalities, people rarely will report financial abuse. Unable to recognise the severity of their own situation or spot it in other peoples. This is due to manipulation, it is vital to remember it is always the fault of the abuser, never the abused. To remain empathetic and understanding for victims who may not reach out.
Financial abuse can vary in relationships, behaviors to look out for are;
• Acquiring economic resources, preventing someone from being in education, taking pay, refusing to let them gain. • Controlling spending, purchasing, decisions, victims account of any expenditure. • Extending lines of credit, this can have a negative impact on credibility. Financial problems affect your mental health, psychological, physical and mental abuse. The abuser may control the ability to acquire, use and maintain income. Your own money could be restricted from you or stolen. Victims can be manipulated into being unable to care for themselves or find employment. 95% of women who experience domestic abuse will also report economic abuse, everyday in the uk alone 30 women will attempt suicide due to feeling trapped, it is commonly reported that the hardest thing parents experience is not being able to provide for their children. Victims may also be forced to forge documents, igniting feelings of stress and anxiety and falling at the hands of crime. Abusers report that their partner cheats in order to cut their benefits and make them more vulnerable.
When we discuss finances, and what it means to be an adult, it is about choice and making our own decisions with our own income. To manipulate our perception of being an adult, when the choice is no longer our own it strips us of our adulthood and rights. Leading to emotional effects, mental effects and self esteem issues. Children may also pay the consequences of economic abuse, having pocket money taken from them and lacking responsibility surrounding money, potentially setting them up for money struggles in the future. This may abuse the trust between parent and child.
For individuals who are migrating to different countries it may not be clear on how we socialize, the painful aspects of migration must be considered. Integrating into a new society either alone or with a partner, socializing within a new culture could be just as daunting as it is exciting. If you only have your partner, it is easy to isolate yourself and avoid socializing around this new economy, feeling like there is nothing to do. Losing connectivity and lacking the skills to transact. The Language barrier may also isolate you as language helps us transact also. Culture plays a huge part in how domestic abuse is addressed, for people who come from a very patriarchal society where violence is seen as a way to resolve issues, in schools and houses. Culturally, young african men/boys grow up seeing violence as the answer, with no specific laws in place that are rigorously enforced, it is hard to imagine other ways to resolve problems. The issue will perpetuate, as young african men and teenagers would view it as normal to hit their girlfriends, maybe not recognising this as violence and continuing what they have been brought up with, the cultural norms within a community. So focussing on how to manage, and how to talk about these things, recognising when it is happening to you.
Women can call a number of helplines including;
• The freephone national domestic abuse helpline run by refuge, call on 08082000247 for free at any
time, day or night. The staff offer confidential, professional, non judgemental support. • Talk to a doctor or midwife • If you identify as lgbt you can call Galop on 0800 999 5428 for emotional and practical support. • Anyone can call Karma Nirvana on 08005999247 for forced marriage and honor crimes.
For women who wish to email, specify which email is safest to respond to
• helpline@womensaid.org.uk you will receive a reply within 5 working days • Lgbt+people can email help.galop.org.uk
The first step to leaving an abusive relationship is recognising you are not alone and it is not your fault. Be careful with who you tell if you are considering leaving as you do not want your partner to know where you are going. Womens aid has a safety plan for women and men who want to leave.
Dopamine - The renewal chemical • Eating Food • Achieving a Goal • Completing a task • Self care activities
Oxytocin - The love hormone • Socializing • Physical Touch • Petting animals • Helping others
Endorphin - The painkiller • Exercising • Listening to music • Watch a movie • Laughter
Serotonin - The mood stabilizer
• Sun exposure • Mindfulness • Be with nature • Meditation If you are worried about a friend, let them know you are worried, listen and take care to listen to them, acknowledge the strength it takes for someone to talk about their abuse, give them time to talk and dont push them if they seem they don’t want to discuss with you, support them and encourage them to make their own decisions, do not tell them to leave their relationship if they are not ready and offer to go to a hospital with them if they have experienced physical harm. For victims who have experienced mental and physical abuse their mental health can be low, here is a list of the happiness chemicals and how to hack them
