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Organisations
Equal
Opportunities Commission
Arndale House
Arndale Centre
Manchester M4 3EQ
Tel: 0845 601 5901
E-mail: info@eoc.org.uk
Website: www.eoc.org.uk
Official governmental body charged with challenging sex discrimination
and promoting equality.
EOC in
Scotland
Equal Opportunities Commission
St Stephens House
279 Bath Street
Glasgow G2 4JL
Tel: 0845 601 5901
E-mail: scotland@eoc.org.uk
Website: www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/scotland/pages/ehrcscotland.aspx
EOC in
Wales
Equal Opportunities Commission
Windsor House
Windsor Lane
Cardiff CF10 3GE
Tel: 0845 601 5901
E-mail: wales@eoc.org.uk
Website: www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/wales/pages/wales.aspx
Women’s
Aid Federation of England
PO Box 391
Bristol BS99 7WS
National Domestic Violence Helpline
Tel: 0808 2000 247
E-mail: info@womensaid.org.uk
Website: www.womensaid.org.uk
Key national charity in England for women and children experiencing physical,
sexual or emotional abuse in their homes.
Women’s Aid Federation Northern Ireland
129 University Street
Belfast BT7 1HP
Tel: 02890 249041
Tel: 24-hour helpline 0800 917 1414
Website: www.niwaf.org
Scottish Women’s Aid
2nd floor, 132 Rose Street
Edinburgh EH2 3JD
Tel: 0131 226 6606
Domestic Abuse Helpline: 0800 027 1234
Textphone: 0131 226 5912
Website: www.scottishwomensaid.co.uk
Welsh Women’s Aid
38-48 Crwys Road
Cardiff CF24 2NN
Tel: 02920 390 874
Wales Domestic Abuse Helpline: 0808 80 10 800
Email: lizprice@welshwomensaid.org.uk
Website: www.welshwomensaid.org
Women’s
Aid Ireland
Everton House
47 Old Cabra Road
Dublin 7
Ireland
Tel: 00 353 1868 4721
National Freephone Helpline: 1800 341 900 (available to women in the Republic
of Ireland only)
Fax: 00 353 1868 4722
E-mail: info@womensaid.ie
Website: www.womensaid.ie
The Equality
Authority, Republic of Ireland
Equality Authority
Clonmel Street
Dublin 2
Tel: 00 353 14173333
Text phone: 00 353 14173385
E-mail: info@equality.ie
Website: www.equality.ie
Independent body set up under the Employment Equality Act 1998. Covers
all forms of discrimination including gender.
The
Fawcett Society
1-3 Berry Street
London EC1V 0AA
Tel: 020 7253 2598
E-mail: info@fawcettsociety.org.uk
Website:
www.fawcettsociety.org.uk
Campaigns for equality between women and men. Website has links to other
groups and organisations.
The Women's
Environmental Network
PO Box 30626
London E1 1TZ
Tel: 020 7481 9004
E-mail: info@wen.org.uk
Website: www.wen.org.uk
Environment and health from a woman’s perspective. Campaigns on local
organic food, preventing breast cancer, healthy flooring, preventing waste.
Information available on sanitary protection, pesticides, dioxins and
other issues.
Government Equalities Office
1 Victoria Street
London SW1H 0ET
Tel: 0207 215 5000
E-mail: J.Cheshire@cabinet-office.gov.uk
Website: www.womenandequalityunit.gov.uk
The GEO (previously the Women and Equality Unit) is responsible for the UK government's overall strategy and priorities on equality issues. It is also be responsible for policy on gender equality, including the Minister for Women's priorities, and sexual orientation, and for integrating work on race and religion or belief equality into the overall equality framework.
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