TERMSOF REFERENCE
The Standing Group on Violence Against Women (Glasgow) was established in 1998 as a sub-group of The Glasgow Women’s Voluntary Sector Network (GWVSN). Both networks are administered by Wise Women, which is a charity with a vision to fight the oppression of all women and girls in everyday life.
CONSECTETUR
As of April 2024, there are currently 7 active members from the original 8 establishing members. These are Daisy Project, Glasgow and Clyde Rape Crisis, Glasgow Women’s Aid, Hemat Gryffe Women’s Aid, SAY Women Glasgow, Wise Women Glasgow, and The Women’s Support Project. Together, they represent over 240 plus years of experience in working with women and girls on all aspects of violence, abuse, discrimination, and marginalisation.
ADIPISCING ELIT. AENEAN
TEMPUS TEMPOR FELIS, UT CONGUE TURPIS BLANDIT RHONCUS. SUSPENDISSE POTENTI.
IN VENENATIS FINIBUS
It takes a feminist-based, human rights approach that is based on the United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women, which states:
‘That violence against women is a manifestation of historically unequal power relations between men and women, which have led to domination over and discrimination against women by men and to the prevention of the full advancement of women, and that violence against women is one of the crucial social mechanisms by which women are forced into a subordinate position compared with men.
'Gender based violence (GBV) is a function of gender inequality, and an abuse of male power and privilege. It takes the form of actions that result in physical, sexual and psychological harm or suffering to women and children, or affront to their human dignity, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or private life.
By referring to violence as 'gender based' this definition highlights the need to understand violence within the context of women's and girl's subordinate status in society. Such violence cannot be understood, therefore, in isolation from the norms, social structure and gender roles within the community, which greatly influence women's vulnerability to violence.'
PURPOSE
The purpose of the Standing Group on Violence Against Women (Glasgow) – abbreviated to SGVAWG – is to end male violence against women and girls in Glasgow, whilst ensuring specialist services are available to those women and girls who survive this violence.
AIMS
1. End Male Violence
The SGVAWG members will conduct research, campaigns, and other policy and influencing activity with a range of audiences from the statutory, private, and voluntary sectors as well as the general public to increase understanding of the levels of male violence and its impact on women and girls; support the prevention of it, and to collectively champion its reduction and eradication in our city.
2. Safeguard Specialist Services
The SGVAWG members will be represented in key forums and partnerships of relevance to the services, to increase the value and investment in specialist service providers for survivors of male violence in the city.
MEMBERSHIP
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SCOPEANDSCHEDULEOFWORK
The SGVAWG will agree on the annual scope and schedule of work between the Establishing Members and Core Members who have been with the group for at least 6-months by the date the scope and schedule of work is being planned. All of which should be aligned to the SGVAWG Strategic Plan.
The scope of work will consider public, political, and economic factors of relevance to the Coalition’s purpose.
The schedule of work will consider meeting occurrences, and plan for the achievement of agreed outcomes by a set date/s throughout the planned schedule.