New committee will support women and girls in Gateshead to thrive
Council leaders have approved plans to launch its first Women and Girls Committee, as part of its commitment to make Gateshead a place where everyone thrives.
The Committee, which will be led by elected members, will raise awareness of sex inequalities and the impact on the lives of women and girls across the borough.
The creation of the committee follows recommendations from an independent report produced by Director of Public Health, Alice Wiseman, on these inequalities and what can be done to address them locally.
Its development will bolster the council's ongoing work to ensure equality for all living and working in Gateshead. This includes further support to ensure women and girls can access safe transport, housing, good quality jobs, training, health services and adult education.
Work to improve equality across Gateshead will not just benefit women and girls, but everyone living and working in the borough. As an example, women being supported into sustainable and higher paid roles by the council and its partners will help to improve the local economy.
Councillor Lynne Caffrey, Chair of the Gateshead Health and Wellbeing Board, said:
"The new Women and Girls Committee will champion positive progress on tackling sex inequalities in Gateshead, while identifying further opportunities to increase the rate of change.
"Listening to the experiences of women and girls from across the borough will be essential to informing the committee's work and priorities. We hope that as the first committee of its kind, we will be able to take dedicated and targeted action to improve the way we offer equitable and meaningful support to our communities, so that everyone in Gateshead can thrive."
To find out more about the Director of Public Health report recommendations, visit the 'Mind the Gap Report' page below.
Council leaders have approved plans to launch its first Women and Girls Committee, as part of its commitment to make Gateshead a place where everyone thrives.
The Committee, which will be led by elected members, will raise awareness of sex inequalities and the impact on the lives of women and girls across the borough.
The creation of the committee follows recommendations from an independent report produced by Director of Public Health, Alice Wiseman, on these inequalities and what can be done to address them locally.
Its development will bolster the council's ongoing work to ensure equality for all living and working in Gateshead. This includes further support to ensure women and girls can access safe transport, housing, good quality jobs, training, health services and adult education.
Work to improve equality across Gateshead will not just benefit women and girls, but everyone living and working in the borough. As an example, women being supported into sustainable and higher paid roles by the council and its partners will help to improve the local economy.
Councillor Lynne Caffrey, Chair of the Gateshead Health and Wellbeing Board, said:
"The new Women and Girls Committee will champion positive progress on tackling sex inequalities in Gateshead, while identifying further opportunities to increase the rate of change.
"Listening to the experiences of women and girls from across the borough will be essential to informing the committee's work and priorities. We hope that as the first committee of its kind, we will be able to take dedicated and targeted action to improve the way we offer equitable and meaningful support to our communities, so that everyone in Gateshead can thrive."
To find out more about the Director of Public Health report recommendations, visit the 'Mind the Gap Report' page below.
