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  • Networked Misogyny: Incels, Tradwives and the Violent Fringe of the Manosphere

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    This training explores the growing influence of networked misogyny and its relevance to violence against women and girls. Focusing on online cultures such as incel communities, men’s rights activism, and trad-wife ideologies, the course examines how misogynistic beliefs are produced, shared, and normalised through digital networks—and how these narratives can shape attitudes, behaviours, and risks in women’s lives. Designed for frontline practitioners, the training connects online misogyny to offline harm, including coercive control, harassment, stalking, and intimate partner abuse. Participants will develop practical skills to recognise warning signs, assess risk, respond safely to disclosures, and maintain survivor-centred, trauma-informed practice. The course also addresses practitioner wellbeing and professional boundaries when working with misogynistic narratives. This training supports frontline workers to better understand emerging forms of gendered harm and strengthen responses that prioritise women’s safety and dignity. Learning Outcomes By the end of this training, frontline workers will be able to:
    • Identify and describe key forms of networked misogyny—including incel communities, men’s rights activism, and trad-wife ideologies—and explain their relevance to violence against women and girls.
    • Recognise how online misogynistic cultures shape attitudes, behaviours, and justifications for coercive control, harassment, sexual violence, and intimate partner abuse.
    • Understand pathways between online misogyny and offline harm, including escalation from grievance-based narratives to entitlement, hostility, and violence.
    • Assess risk more effectively by incorporating awareness of networked misogyny into existing VAW risk assessment and safety-planning frameworks.
    • Apply an intersectional understanding of how misogyny intersects with racism, migration status, disability, sexuality, and economic dependency in shaping women’s experiences of harm.
    • Recognise the emotional and professional impact of exposure to misogynistic content on frontline workers and implement strategies for supervision, boundaries, and self-care.
    Facilitator: Jodie McVicar is Head of Training with Scottish Women’s Aid, overseeing national training and strategic partnerships across Scotland.  Jodie has previous experience working within refuge at Edinburgh Women’s Aid, and as a Trustee with Fife Women’s Aid. Jodie also has experience working within child protection, including leading CLD and assessing practice of safeguarders via the National Safeguarders Panel team with Children 1st.  Jodie is also an accredited Safe and Together trainer, and has extensive experience of embedding training and implementation into wider systems change – particularly in relation to domestic abuse and other human rights issues.
    £15.00 – £35.00

  • A Shared Commitment to Quality: Introducing the National Quality Service Standards 

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    An event hosted by Scottish Women's Aid

    Join us for the launch of the National Quality Service Standards (NQSS), a new accreditation framework for specialist domestic abuse services. Developed by Scottish Women's Aid and shaped by the expertise of the Women's Aid network and survivors of domestic abuse, the standards set out what women, children and young people, and partner organisations should expect from specialist accredited services. Through the NQSS accreditation framework, Women’s Aid services can demonstrate their commitment to high-quality, survivor-centred support, accountability and continuous improvement. During this event, attendees will hear from strategic leaders, survivors and specialist Women's Aid services about the impact of the standards and how they can strengthen quality, consistency and accountability across the sector. We will also explore the role that funders, commissioners and partners can play in supporting implementation and improving outcomes for women, children and young people affected by domestic abuse. Who should attend?
    • Funders and service commissioners
    • Local Authorities
    • Health and Social Care Partnerships
    • Community Planning Partnerships
    • Violence Against Women Partnerships
    • Scottish Government stakeholders
    • Regulators and quality assurance partners
    • Third sector partners
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  • Lunch & Learn – Gambling Harm and Women: Asking the Question

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    Fresh Perspectives: A Learning Series hosted by Equally Safe in Practice (ESiP)

    Spotlighting innovative VAWG and equalities initiatives shifting attitudes & transforming practice across Scotland today

    We’re delighted to invite you to next session in our learning series. Hosted by Equally Safe in Practice (ESiP) this lunchtime series highlights new and innovative work tackling violence against women and girls, while shining a light on gender inequality. It explores how we can shift attitudes and behaviours, strengthen everyday practice across our workforces, and improve outcomes for all women and girls. These short, engaging sessions showcase a range of approaches and connect directly to the ongoing development of the Equally Safe in Practice VAWG learning framework. Join us for the next Fresh Perspectives session: Gambling Harm and Women: Asking the Question, with Simon Community Scotland. Gambling harm is often hidden, and it affects women in different ways: through their own gambling, or through someone else’s. For many women affected by a partner’s gambling, it may show up as economic abuse and coercive control. For women harmed by their own gambling, stigma, shame and fear of losing children or a home can make it very hard to speak up. In this 1-hour session, Nicole Don (Women’s Programme Lead, Simon Community Scotland) shares findings from recent research with people with lived experience of homelessness. The research shows how gambling, whether a woman’s own or a partner’s, can be tied up with trauma, abuse and the loss of a home. We’ll look at why gambling harm so often goes unspotted, the signs to listen for, and why a gendered approach matters. You’ll also be introduced to Aila, a website co-designed by women with lived experience, along with practical resources and referral routes. You’ll leave with the confidence to make gambling a routine question in your conversations and to know where to link women for support. Please note: this session covers domestic abuse, suicidal thoughts and financial harm. Book your place here If you’d like to take part in the series, or for us to feature other projects please do get in touch – contact: Claire.Kelly@womensaid.scot Sign up to receive invites for future sessions, on the ESiP contact form  We hope you are able to join us and please do share this widely across your networks!
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