Womens Aid stands by single sex provision

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Was wondering if a thread would appear on this, but so far nothing.

www.womensaid.org.uk/womens-aid-single-sex-services-statement/

However, there is a trend towards gender neutral commissioning of services and its abandonment of commissioning the specialist domestic abuse services which are needed for all parts of the population. A consequence of this is that woman-led, single sex services are losing funding, which results in local communities losing the deep expertise and decades of experience these services provided. This is part of a worrying move by commissioners to disregard the sex-specific nature of domestic abuse.

1. The provision of single-sex domestic abuse services is a founding principle of Women’s Aid, and we will defend it

Women’s Aid’s charitable objects centre the protection of women and children who have suffered from domestic violence.

Our priority is to meet the needs of all survivors to have spaces where they can heal and be provided with trauma informed support.

We know from our members that many women and children who have been subject to male violence and abuse need access to support and accommodation which is provided in single sex spaces as this reduces their distress and trauma. We therefore support the principle of providing single sex domestic abuse services which is lawful under the Equality Act.

It was posted: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/4511246-Women-s-Aid-statement-on-single-sex-spaces but it's now on page 2.