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Our mission is to make women’s equity a reality in Bristol by campaigning, connecting and celebrating. Find out more: www.bristolwomensvoice.org.uk

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Kaz Self 🏳️‍⚧️ @kazself.com · 11/07/2025
I am actively working with Bristol Women’s Voice on representation, equity and safety for women in the city. From my inclusion on a ‘Women in STEM’ panel event on IWD, to improving public transport in the city, I’m doing what I can for women’s rights. Stephenson wants to close BWV down. 🤦‍♀️
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Bristol Women's Voice @bristolwomensvoice.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Do We Still Live by the Double Standard of Ageing? www.bristolwomensvoice.org.uk/commentary-d...
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Commentary: Do We Still Live by the Double Standard of Ageing? | Bristol Women's Voice
When Susan Sontag published The Double Standard of Aging in 1972, she exposed a stark cultural imbalance.
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opendemocracy.net @opendemocracy.net · 15/07/2025
A Silicon Valley-style start-up is targeting rape survivors at UK universities, but concerns have been raised by sexual assault experts, universities, students and the police. Find out more: bit.ly/3GCjxVG
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Bristol Women's Voice @bristolwomensvoice.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Join us next week for an intergenerational art project that explores how women across generations experience ageing and navigate beauty standards. This is the first of four workshops! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/crafting-r...
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Crafting Resistance: challenging age & beauty standards through Craftivism
An intergenerational art project exploring how women across the generations experience ageing and navigate beauty standards
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Bristol Women's Voice @bristolwomensvoice.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
We’re looking for old, worn, or unwanted swimming costumes for a creative, intergenerational project exploring women’s experiences of ageing, safety, health and beauty standards planned in June & July. Have one spare? Contact us! 👇 www.bristolwomensvoice.org.uk/do-you-have-...
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Do you have any unwanted swimsuits? | Bristol Women's Voice
We're looking for old, worn, or unloved swimming costumes for a creative, intergenerational project exploring women’s experiences of ageing, safety, health and beauty standards planned in June & July.
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Bristol Women's Voice @bristolwomensvoice.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
What's on in the coming weeks:
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Women's Budget Group @womensbudgetgrp.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Did you know? 31% of children are growing up in poverty, compared to 21% of the overall population. We need long-term investment to tackle women’s and children’s poverty. 🧵 1/2
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Bristol Women's Voice @bristolwomensvoice.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
West of England Mayoral Elections are on Thursday 1 May. www.westofengland-ca.gov.uk/about-us/dem...
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2025 Combined Authority Mayoral Election - West of England Combined Authority
Learn what to expect and how to prepare for the Combined Authority Election, held 1 May 2025.
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Women's Budget Group @womensbudgetgrp.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
We’re calling on the UK Government to restore social security to adequate levels—so it protects against poverty, reduces inequality, and upholds women’s rights. Read our joint briefing to learn more: www.wbg.org.uk/publication/...
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Gender and Social Security as a Human Right
This briefing examines a human rights approach to social security for women in the UK and is in collaboration with Amnesty International UK.
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Women's Budget Group @womensbudgetgrp.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Cuts to social security are undermining women’s human rights. Since 2010, benefits have been cut in real terms and access has become more restrictive. Women—especially Disabled women, low-income women and women from minority-ethnic backgrounds—have borne the brunt.
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Bristol Women's Voice @bristolwomensvoice.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Bristol Women’s Voice invites everyone to join a powerful lamplight procession through Bristol’s Old Town on Saturday 22 March, starting at 6:30 PM from St Nicholas Street. Read more: www.bristolwomensvoice.org.uk/press-releas...
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Press release | Lamplight Procession to Shine a Light on Care | Bristol Women's Voice
Bristol Women’s Voice invites everyone to join a powerful lamplight procession through Bristol’s Old Town on Saturday 22 March, starting at 6:30 PM from St Nicholas Street. The event, Shine a Light on...
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Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
I'll be speaking at @bristolwomensvoice.bsky.social's #InternationalWomensDay event this Saturday - see you there?! Programme here 👇 www.bristolwomensvoice.org.uk/internationa...
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International Women's Day 2025 Programme | Bristol Women's Voice
Saturday 8 March, 10:00 am to 5:00pm, City Hall, College Green, Bristol, BS1 5TR. Join us for a free event with more than 50 workshops, talks, performances, panel debates and other activities.
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 28/01/2025
Debt charity StepChange is hopeful that 2025 will bring some much-needed respite for people dealing with financial stresses – but it will take action from policymakers to bring about meaningful change. 📃 Their CEO Vikki Brownridge writes. ✍️ ⬇️ bit.ly/4jCwE7N
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Bristol Women's Voice @bristolwomensvoice.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
The countdown is well and truly on for our yearly International Women's Day celebration!
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Bristol Women's Voice @bristolwomensvoice.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Article: DIY swabs put justice at risk for survivors of rape. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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DIY swabs put justice at risk for survivors of rape | Letters
Letters: Tana Adkin KC says people are better served by sexual assault referral centres than by DIY swabs, while Dorothea Scales writes about the importance of consent training
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mthrel.bsky.social @mthrel.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
*Lantern making workshop for Mothers* (free) 10-12 Wed 15 Jan 📍 South Bristol Children’s Centre Join Bristol Women’s Voice, Mothers for Mothers & the Lamplighters Arts for this lantern-making workshops, exploring motherhood. Part of Shining The Light on Care. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lantern-ma...
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Lantern making workshop for Mothers
What does CARE mean to us as Mothers? Creative lantern making workshop with Lamp Lighters Artists.
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Bristol Women's Voice @bristolwomensvoice.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Thank you to the Tobacco Factory (Bristol) for inviting us to review their new production of Hansel & Gretel. We loved every minute of it - read more: www.bristolwomensvoice.org.uk/review-hanse...
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Review: Hansel & Gretel | Bristol Women's Voice
If you are looking for a special family treat this festive season Hansel and Gretel could be just the thing!
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Watershed @wshed.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
We're just shy of £300 from hitting £15000 as part of our Big Give campaign. Can you help us out before midday today? donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
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Opening up creative careers for all young people
Many barriers exist for young people considering a creative career, particularly for those with backgrounds that are currently under-represented. Watershed’s Make Shift programme breaks down barriers ...
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Bristol Women's Voice @bristolwomensvoice.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
We are now at the end of the #16days of activism against male-violence against women and girls. It started on Monday 25 November with a powerful candle lit vigil led by NextLink. www.bristol247.com/news-and-fea...
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Candlelit vigil held to raise awareness of impact of violence against women and girls
Clare Moody says VAWG "Is not inevitable, and we must never accept that is might be"
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Bristol Women's Voice @bristolwomensvoice.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
‘RAISING THE RED’ from RED DRESS CRAFTERS, a local group of Bristol women craftivists and individuals, marking UN End violence against women in 16 days of action in a powerful, outdoor guerilla textile installation. Read more about it here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Bristol project of 'sisterly solidarity' for victims of violence
Red dresses hang on gates in the city to honour women and girls who have suffered violence.
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Bristol Women's Voice @bristolwomensvoice.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Today, 10 December, marks Human Rights Day, commemorating the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It is also the end of 16 days of activism against male-violence against women and girls.
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Bristol Women's Voice @bristolwomensvoice.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
We were honoured to welcome Anna Barnett, Service Operations Manager at OPOKA, to share her incredible journey and the transformative work at OPOKA supporting Polish women and children affected by domestic abuse. www.bristolwomensvoice.org.uk/migrant-wome... #MigrantWomenTalks
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Migrant Women Talk: Anna Barnett, OPOKA | Bristol Women's Voice
We were honoured to welcome Anna Barnett, Service Operations Manager at OPOKA, to share her incredible journey and the transformative work at OPOKA supporting Polish women and children affected by dom...
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