The National Violence Against Women Network is delivering a spotlight webinar series, throughout the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (25 November – 10 December).
The spotlight webinars will focus on selected topics identified by the National VAW Network as crucial to supporting the delivery of Equally Safe and improving outcomes for women and girls. Each webinar will allow participants the opportunity to understand the current challenges, hear from examples of good practice, and discuss what actions are needed to support joined-up working.
The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an annual international campaign that starts on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs until 10 December, Human Rights Day. The global 16 Days campaign calls for global actions to increase awareness, galvanise advocacy efforts, and share knowledge and innovations.
The National VAW Network, which is coordinated by the Improvement Service, brings together VAW Partnership Coordinators/Lead Officers across Scotland and other key stakeholders including the Scottish Government and COSLA to share information, learning and resources and ensure that there is meaningful engagement and a coordinated approach taken on relevant issues. The National VAW Network has also developed a toolkit of resources to add value to local 16 Days campaigns.
The webinars are open to anyone and we encourage participation from a range of stakeholders across local government, VAWG organisations, and other policy and practice areas relevant to responding to VAWG, trauma and inequalities in Scotland.
Spotlight Webinar Dates:
Tackling Economic Abuse in Scotland – Wednesday 26th November 10:00am -11:30am
Taking place on Economic Abuse Awareness Day, this webinar will focus on Economic Abuse in Scotland and will feature speaker inputs around the prevalence and impact of this abuse.
Understanding Pet Abuse in Domestic Abuse and Coercive Control – Tuesday 2nd December 2:00pm – 3.30pm
This webinar will focus on Understanding Pet Abuse in Domestic Abuse and Coercive Control and will feature speaker inputs around the prevalence and impact of this type of harm in the dynamics of domestic abuse.
Digital Violence Against Young Women and Girls in Scotland – Thursday 4th December 2:00pm – 3:30pm
This webinar will focus on Digital Violence Against Young Women and Girls in Scotland and will feature speaker inputs around the prevalence of digital violence and particularly the impact on young women and girls.
Exploring the Intersections of Violence Against Women and Substance Use – Monday 8th December 2:00pm – 3:30pm
This webinar will focus on Exploring the Intersections of Violence Against Women and Substance Use and will feature key findings and insights from the recent Improvement Service research and engagement project on this topic, and will provide an opportunity to inform the next steps of this work.
Scotland’s Response to Violence Against Women and Girls in Crisis and Migration – Tuesday 9th December 10:00am – 11:30am
This webinar will focus on Scotland’s Response to Violence Against Women and Girls in Crisis and Migration and will feature speaker inputs around the prevalence of violence and abuse for migrant women in crisis situations and learning around supporting migrant women in Scotland.