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Travelling2Equality | The Traveller Movement Media enquiries Sign up for self-ruling Donate Here Login About Us Our History & Background Gypsy Roma Traveller History and Culture Meet Our Team Patrons & Trustees Gypsy Roma Traveller Advisory Board Annual Reviews Our Funders & Supporters Vacancies Advocacy & Support Useful Resources Equality and Social Justice Unit Education & Advocacy Support Service Training & consultancy Women and Girls Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse Project Women’s Empowerment Network (WEN) LGBT+ Young People Working With Older People Policy & Publications Publications Brexit Campaigns Operation Report Hate Travelling2Equality Operation Traveller Vote Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month News Events Get Involved Volunteer With Us Intern With Us Research Collaboration Become a Member Sign Up to Our Newsletter Join Our GRT Advisory Board Contact Us Select Page Travelling2Equality The Travelling2Equality wayfarers is an initiative of the Women’s Empowerment Network (link to women’s tab). Gypsy, Roma and Traveller women have for too long been overlooked or ignored in provision. To whop gender equality GRT women must have wangle to education, services and to the labour market. The aims of the WEN are to: Develop and enhance the skills and topics of GRT women and girls to work collectively to rencontre racism & sexism and all forms of favoritism experienced by their communities. Identify, document and respond to the particular wits of inequality for GRT women and girls. Support GRT women in their voluntary and paid roles as activists for their community. Provide towardly resources and training to GRT women and girls in leadership roles to respond to the issue of violence versus women within their community/work. Facilitate discussion/debates on gender equality and sensitive topics such as sexuality and LGBT issues within GRT communities. Create unscratched spaces for unshut and structured dialogue. Become a representative validity and voice for GRT women and girls. Therefore the WEN are calling on the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to implement targeted provision to increase the employability of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller women. A key message of the wayfarers is that education is power and GRT members need to have full wangle to education to obtain qualifications. Without formal education GRT polity members will protract to be socially and economically marginalised. Therefore a key objective of the wayfarers is to increase educational attainment and employability of GRT women through wangle to training and education. In the coming months the WEN will work toward the wayfarers objectives through polity engagement and a range of workshops, as well as other initiatives. Exiting times ahead. Watch this space! Search for: Subscribe To Our Newsletter'Spotlight' is our newsletter, and gives up-to-date policy and research developments by The Traveller Movement. SUBSCRIBE! You have Successfully Subscribed! Terms & Conditions Privacy statement Cookie Policy Copyrights 2018, The Traveller Movement. All Rights Reserved. Registered Charity: 1107113 Company limited by guarantee no. 4038939