An event looking to improve the lives of women and girls in Salford is taking place today.
Salford Women and Girls’ Commission is holding the event for businesses and councillors in the city, in honour of International Women’s Day.
The report comes after the commission invited local women and girls to submit stories and share views on how their local community supports them.
Key issues that the report addressed were women’s safety, poverty, skills and celebrating women’s voices in cabinets and senior council officers.
Proud to have launched @salfordWomens Commission report with recommendations to improve women’s safety, skills & ensure their voices are heard #genderequality @womensday #InternationalWomensDay @SharAugust @salford_mayor @tomstannard https://t.co/ztU4PYUFJj pic.twitter.com/JeznuTkAil
— Salford City Council (@SalfordCouncil) March 8, 2023
Hosting the event is Chair of the commission, Councillor Sharmina August, alongside speakers Salford Survivor Project’s Jane Gregory; social enterprise, Women with Wings’ Jasmin Bakhre; and Salford City Mayor, Paul Dennett.
The recommendations from the commission include: “Agree a joint commitment across public agencies, education providers, businesses and the VCSE sector to prioritise the upskilling and retraining of women furthest from the labour market as part of the city’s new skills and work programme with a clear plan for roll out.
“Explore the opportunity to provide additional council tax support (or exemptions) for women fleeing domestic abuse, who both currently live in the city and those relocating to Salford.
“Map existing women’s mentoring, development and coaching opportunities across Salford’s public, VCSE and private sectors to identify good practice and create further low-cost, stigma free, personal and professional development opportunities for Salford based women.
“Develop networking opportunities for women to continue to share their lived experiences in a safe environment and deepen the understanding of the support services landscape within the city to improve.”
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